Written answers

Gwener, 17 Mai 2024

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Cladding Safety Scheme

      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,...

    • 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,...

      Homelessness: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a (a) single and (b) ring-fenced support fund for homelessness.

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing legislation on short term holiday lets; and what powers are...

      Travellers: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Government response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s ninth report of Session 2017-19,...

      Tenancy Deposit Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of potential conflicts of interest in...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on duty-free shopping in Northern Ireland...

    • Minister without Portfolio: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on matters relating to common sense at the instruction of the Minister without portfolio within the Cabinet Office...

      Public Sector: Solar Power

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the installation of solar technology on the (a) central Government and (b) wider public sector estate.

      Consumers: Protection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing a statement of principle that all services should be provided in-person where possible.

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Public Participation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a cost benefit analysis of the introduction of direct democracy.

      Cabinet Office:Enterprise Rent-A-Car

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the contract agreed by his Department with Enterprise Rent-A-Car on 19 April 2024, procurement reference CCVH23A01, if he will publish the...

      Shared Services Connected

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence entitled Defence Personnel Data Breach of 7 May 2024, Official Report,...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Youssef Ourahmane

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his Algerian counterpart on the imprisonment of Pastor Youssef Ourahamane.

    • Bahrain: Human Rights

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the statement by Amnesty International entitled Bahrain: human rights...

      Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make (a) an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of and (b) representations to his Saudi counterpart on the approval of new...

      Manahel al-Otaibi

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of and (b) representations he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the case of...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether UK consular officials (a) have been granted consular access to Jimmy Lai and (b) are able to visit him in prison.

      Bilateral Aid: HIV Infection

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will publish details of his Department's bilateral expenditure that has directly targeted tackling HIV and AIDS in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

      Nigeria: Education

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will hold discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the effectiveness of the Safe Schools Initiative for supporting the education of (a) girls, (b)...

      Sarm Heslop

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands on the disappearance of Sarm Heslop.

  • Home Office

    • Deportation: Care Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism...

    • Wildlife: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the range of wildlife crimes which have notifiable status.

      Radicalism: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of when the report of the independent review of political violence and disruption will be published.

      Migrant Workers: Care Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the advice given to immigrants by care worker...

      Human Trafficking: France

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the effectiveness of processes...

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people have been referred onto the National Transfer Scheme in each of the last three months.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children arrived in Kent in each of the last three months.

      Shoplifting: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce shoplifting in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.

      Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Abortion clinic safe access zones: non-statutory guidance, published on 11...

      National Crime Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget and (b) headcount was for the National Crime Agency's Proceeds of Crime Centre in financial year (i) 2021-22, (ii)...

      Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department has spent revenues received through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme in each year since 2017.

      Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual cap on his Department's receipts from the asset recovery incentivisation scheme has been in each financial year from 2017-18...

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of refugees that will be deported to Rwanda (a) on the first flight and (b) in each of the 12 months...

      Glencore Energy UK: Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much and what proportion of receipts recovered from Glencore Energy UK Ltd through the asset recovery incentivisation scheme following...

      UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many maritime boarding actions Border Force performed on (a) recreational and (b) commercial vessels in each of the last five years.

      UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Border Force sea-fairing vessels have been out of service in each of the last three years.

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contingency measures are in place to mitigate delays when eGates are not in use.

      UK Border Force: Patrol Craft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many sea-faring vessels are under the command of the Border Force.

      Asylum: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to negotiate an agreement with the Republic of Ireland on the return of asylum seekers (a) from Ireland to the UK and...

      Visas: North Macedonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to introduce a (a) visa exemption, (b) visa on arrival and (c) eVisa scheme for people from North Macedonia.

      Visas: North Macedonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas his Department has granted to applicants from North Macedonia in each year since 2020.

      Slavery: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Review into the Boohoo Group PLC’s Leicester supply chain, published on 24 September 2020, what...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Naloxone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to place opioid-overdose reversal Naloxone alongside existing public access defibrillators.

    • Defibrillators

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to expand (a) access to and (b) provision of public automatic external defibrillators.

      NHS: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data sets will flow into the Federated Data Platform; and what her planned timetable is for each of those data sets to be (a)...

      Joint Replacements: Post-operative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of adopting the (a) Infection & Orthopaedic Management...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its (i) canteens and (ii)...

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands...

      Social Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the salary threshold for visas for social workers on the...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to announce the pay award for NHS workers for 2024-25.

      Joint Replacements: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been waiting for more than 12 months for (a) knee and (b) hip replacement surgery.

      NHS: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will hold discussions with Royal Mail on the potential merits of treating NHS letters as first class post, in the context of...

      Genetically Modified Organisms: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) clear and (b) transparent labelling of genetically modified foods.

      Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the special schools eye care service budget on service delivery.

  • Treasury

    • National Insurance Contributions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of people who will financially benefit from the National Insurance reduction announced in the Spring Budget...

    • Nurseries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of usage of the workplace nursery scheme since it was introduced.

      NatWest: Shares

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2024 to Question 24152 on Natwest: Shares, if he will list each adviser by (a) the purpose for which they were appointed...

      Money

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reinforce the status of cash as legal tender.

      Small Businesses: Money

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to support small businesses with cash banking, in the context of closures of physical banks.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Probate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 16213 on Probate, what recent progress his Department has made on reducing waiting times in relation...

    • County Courts: Judgements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that county court judgments (CCJs) against rogue traders are enforced; and what enforcement steps can be taken...

      Probate: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what service level agreements his Department has in place for the operation of the probate office within HM Courts and Tribunal Service.

      Ministry of Justice: Ipsos MORI

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25190 on Ministry of Justice: Ipsos MORI, what the deliverables are for contract reference...

      Resomation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of alkaline hydrolysis as an alternative to cremation on the UK's ability to achieve its energy...

      Ministry of Justice: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25013 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, for what reason his Department considers publishing the latest...

      Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how funds received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme have been spent in each year since 2017.

      Parc Prison: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of a violence reduction strategy at HMP Parc.

      Parc Prison: Offensive Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) knives and (b) other similar weapons were taken off prisoners at HMP Parc in the last six months.

      Cryptocurrencies: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of convictions relating to cryptocurrency offences in each of the last five years.

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been created in each of the last five years.

      Parc Prison: Annual Reports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had discussion with the Independent Monitoring Board at HMP Parc on the publication dates of the Annual reports for (a) 1 March 2022-31...

      Parc Prison: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next inspection by HM Inspectorate of Prisons of HMP Parc will occur.

      Parc Prison: Drugs and Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Action Plan: HMP Parc following the July 2022 HM Inspectorate of Prisons report, published on 11 October 2022, what assessment he...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the combat readiness of the armed forces.

    • Apache Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the AH-64E Apache programme.

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government has sold arms to Israel since 1 April 2024.

      Ministry of Defence: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many CCTV cameras manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua have been installed on his Department's sites in each year since 2010.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts were made to (a) single living accommodation and (b) Service Family Accommodation properties for maintenance issues in (i) England,...

      Ministry of Defence: CCTV

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many CCTV cameras manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua are installed on his Department's sites.

      HMS Argyll

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse of HMS Argyll's refit and LIFEX upkeep programme has been since 2022.

      Ajax Vehicles: General Dynamics Land Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last made a payment to General Dynamics Land Systems UK in relation to the Ajax programme.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when Ajax will have completed its reliability growth trials.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many programme milestones the Ajax programme has missed since 2010.

      HMS Excellent

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

      Ministry of Defence: Harland and Wolff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department last met Harland and Wolff.

      RFA Fort Victoria

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when RFA Fort Victoria will (a) complete her refit and maintenance and (b) re-join the operational fleet.

      Nadav Popplewell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department shared intelligence on the location of British hostage Nadav Popplewell in Gaza with the IDF.

      Nadav Popplewell

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the claim by Hamas that British hostage Nadav Popplewell has died as a...

      Chinook Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the CH-47ER programme.

      Artillery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 155mm artillery pieces are in operational service with the Army.

      Israel: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an RAF Shadow R1 plane landed at Nevatim air base in Israel on 13 February 2024.

      Chinook Helicopters: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the CH-47 programme.

      Japan: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement, signed on 11 January 2023, whether he plans to deploy armed forces to the South China Sea in...

      Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating the Integrated Defence Review in 2024.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many airframes his Department plans to purchase for the New Medium Helicopter programme.

      Indo-pacific Region: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on the UK's defence position in the Indo-Pacific region of the Australian...

      Rivet Joint Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost is of the Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft.

      Antisubmarine Warfare: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of climate change on anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

      Israel: Defence Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the origin of (a) munitions and (b) hardware used by the Israel Defence Force in the drone strikes that killed World...

      Gaza: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether armed forces personnel have been deployed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.

      Maritime Patrol Aircraft: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the P-8 Poseidon programme.

      Artillery: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost is of the new boxer-related 155mm artillery programme.

      Defence: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support small and local businesses within the defence industry.

      Air Force: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the purpose of UK military flights travelling to Israel since 7 October 2023 has been.

      Air Force: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force flights have travelled to Israel (a) since October 7 2023 and (b) between October 2022 and October 2023.

      Defence Equipment: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to appoint a defence production envoy.

      Catterick Garrison

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

      Catterick Garrison

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

      Catterick Garrison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Peronne Lines as of 14 May 2024.

      Catterick Garrison

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

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average amount of time is that an (a) officer and (b) rating serves in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      D-Day Landings: Anniversaries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to commemorate the D-Day landings.

      Army: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department issues to parents of potential army recruits under the age of 18 on their child’s discharge rights.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 56 of the Concluding Observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of the UK to the United Nations...

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 56 of the Concluding Observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of the UK to the United Nations...

      Defence Business Services: Civil Servants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full-time equivalent and (b) part time civil servants there were at Defence Business Services in each year since 2010.

      Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personal data incidents affecting suppliers to his Department have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office in each year...

      Armed Forces: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which external organisation his Department has commissioned to conduct an independent investigation into the armed forces payment data breach reported...

      Armed Forces: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement entitled Defence Personnel Data Breach of 7 May 2024, Official Report, column 466, when the investigation into that...

      Armed Forces: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has found evidence that personal data has been copied out of the subcontractor’s IT system by a malign actor following the...

      Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether personal data belonging to (a) current and (b) former armed forces personnel has been published online...

      RAF Halton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Halton.

      RAF Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Valley.

      RAF Mona

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Mona Airfield.

      MOD St Athan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at MOD St Athan.

      RAF Cosford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Cosford.

      St George's Barracks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at St George's Barracks, North Luffenham as of May 2024.

      Kendrew Barracks

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

      MOD Stafford

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

      Armed Forces: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans had their addresses accessed during the armed forces payment data breach reported on 6 May 2024.

      Armed Forces: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) full-time, (b) reservist and (c) former armed forces personnel reported suspicious activity related to their bank account to his Department...

      RAF Digby

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

      RAF Wittering

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

      Armed Forces: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel were (a) Medically Not Deployable and (b) Medically Limited Deployable in each year since 2010,...

  • Church Commissioners

    • Layan Nasir

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church has made to the Israeli government to secure the release of Layan Nasir from...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Renewable Energy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2024 to Question 23797 on Renewable Energy: Finance, what approximate capacity her Department...

    • Rolls-Royce SMR: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 25350 on Rolls-Royce SMR: Government Assistance, if she will make an assessment...

      District Heating

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) tenants and (b) leaseholders are not adversely financially impacted by communal heating...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average cost of fees is for a recipient of a pension through the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former miners are not yet eligible to receive their mineworkers' pension.

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25469, how many of the (a) former miners and (b) widows of former miners...

      Geothermal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will update her Department's policy paper entitled Geo-engineering: the Government's view, published on 4 May 2020.

      Nuclear Fusion: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps her Department has taken to support (a) companies and (b) individuals in the development of fusion technology.

      Energy Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the report on multi-region loose volume coupling by transmission system operators following the March 2022 Specialised...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal and Plant Health Agency: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected spend by (a) central and (b) local government is on Animal and Plant Health Agency inspectors in 2024-25.

    • Cats and Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars on (a)...

      BSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

      Pets: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to lay the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations before Parliament.

      River Mersey: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2024 to Question 17003 on River Mersey: Water, when he expects the Environment Agency's...

      Shellfish: Inspections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspections of shellfish waters his Department has conducted in each year since 2015.

      Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to negotiate a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU.

      Furs: Zoonoses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of infectious zoonotic diseases (a) mutating in and (b) spreading from fur farms to...

      Coastal Areas: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to preserve psammosere environments in (a) Southport constituency and (b) across the UK.

      Flood Control: North West Leicestershire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve flood defences in North West Leicestershire constituency.

      Furs: Imports and Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the (a) import and (b) sale of fur in the UK.

      Crops: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure home grown crops are resilient to climate change, in the context of increased (a)...

      Hornets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have held on Asian hornets in the last 12 months.

      Fisheries: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what date the Hand Gathering (Restrictions and Permitting) Bylaw 2021 will be approved.

      Plants: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which (a) plants, (b) trees and (c) seeds are not allowed to be sent to Northern Ireland from Great Britain as a result of...

      Countryside: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Cycle Network in providing access to nature.

      Air Pollution: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to increase the air quality grant for 2024.

      Air Pollution: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the recipients of the £6 million air quality grant will be announced for the 2023-24 period.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Business: Redundancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle companies that make employees redundant without (a) giving notice and (b) following a...

    • Post Offices: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of devolving (a) the Post Office in Wales and (b) her Departmental...

      Department for Business and Trade: Food

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

      Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to help strengthen (a) the quality of service targets in the universal service obligation and (b) the effectiveness of...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps to prevent the accumulation of debt among carers due to (a) delayed...

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of cases in which domestic abuse was disclosed were referred by the Child Maintenance Service to an Advanced...

      Carer's Allowance: Overpayments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many carer’s allowance overpayment cases that have not been investigated by his Department; and how many such cases there were in...

      Pension Credit and State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England (i) receive the basic state...

      Department for Work and Pensions: Email

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the use of e-mail to communicate with his Department's customers.

      Universal Credit: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to help tackle issues with using (a) Irish passports and (b) Northern Ireland driving licences for online...

      Social Security Benefits: Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of benefit claimants receiving over-payments on their mental health; and what steps...

      Sports Competitors: Neurology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council started to investigate neurodegenerative diseases in professional sportspeople.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Defence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the press notice entitled PM announces turning point in European security as UK set to increase defence...

    • Digital Technology: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of malign actors imitating the interfaces of reputable sources on...

      Disinformation: Australia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with her Australian counterpart on the proposed Misinformation and Disinformation Bill...

      Artificial Intelligence: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment in the UK artificial intelligence sector.

      Patents: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK Standard Essential Patents regulatory regime on the...

      Subversion: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will commission a report on the potential impact of AI on (a) democracy and (b) elections.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Theatres: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to support (a) small and (b) independent theatres.

    • George Beaumont

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Sir George Beaumont.

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure there are no uninsulated overhead electricity cables at domestic sport facilities.

      Charities: Food Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to provide support to (a) Coalville CAN and (b) other charities that provide cooking lessons for children and...

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Food

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

  • Department for Transport

    • Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has conducted a cost benefit analysis of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

    • Electric Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to help increase the adoption of electric vehicles.

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Rochdale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reduction in the level of real-terms funding since 2010 on schools in Rochdale...

    • Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the school related schemes that have received notice that funding will be (a) reduced and (b) ended since 1 January 2024.

  • Scotland Office

    • Civil Partnerships: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Scottish Government's request for a section 104 Order under the Scotland Act 1998 in consequence of the Civil Partnership...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Palestinians: Refugees

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to Palestinian refugees caused by efforts to abolish UNRWA.

    • Unrwa

      To ask His Majesty's Government what reassurances they have sought from the government of Israel regarding their cooperation with the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services...

      UNRWA: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government on the basis of what evidence they have continued to suspend funding to UNRWA despite other allies, including Germany, having restored funding to the agency.

      Cyprus

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments made in 2004 by the then Prime Minister on the need to “end the isolation of northern Cyprus”; and what...

      Africa: Renewable Energy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of British International Investment's increased focus on renewable energy projects in Africa; and what assessment...

      Occupied Territories: War Crimes

      To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have on the progress of the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the Situation in the State of Palestine, announced by the...

      Afghanistan: International Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with international partners on implementing the recommendations for a common approach among relevant political, humanitarian and...

      Cyprus and Somaliland: Merchant Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any information on the number of UK merchant ships that docked at (1) Gazimağusa, and (2) Berbera, seaports in each year since 2010; and why...

      Ozanne Foundation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Ozanne Foundation to ensure that that organisation has appropriate financial oversight and management processes in place to...

      Ozanne Foundation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund the Ozanne Foundation via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2024–28, and for what purpose.

      Ozanne Foundation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been disbursed to the Ozanne Foundation via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office or predecessor departments since 2019; on what...

      Ozanne Foundation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) due diligence, and (2) procurement, processes were undertaken by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office prior to awarding the Ozanne Foundation...

      Ozanne Foundation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to measure value for money in respect of funding disbursed or provisionally allocated to the Ozanne Foundation for (1) 2023–24,...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Defence: Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the challenges of integrating advanced technologies into the UK's defence capabilities.

    • Veterans: Rehabilitation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what support is available for military veterans transitioning back into civilian life.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are being taken to ensure that the UK's defence spending aligns with the current strategic threat landscape, particularly in the light of emerging...

      Veterans: Mental Health Services and Rehabilitation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what initiatives are currently in place to ensure military veterans receive timely access to (1) physical rehabilitation, and (2) mental health, services,...

      Veterans: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to streamline the transition of medical care from military services to the NHS for service leavers.

      Defence Equipment: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure transparency and cost-effectiveness in the procurement of defence equipment, given the increasing complexity and expense of...

      Conflict Resolution: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a defence budget dedicated to women, peace and security, and human security, work.

      Conflict Resolution: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of defence investment into the women, peace and security agenda, following the commitments laid out in the UK...

  • Department for Education

    • Sure Start Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 29 April (HL3846), what plans they have to (1) roll out Family Hubs to the remaining 242 local...

    • Childcare

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make provision in England which is similar to the Childcare Offer for Wales, and whether they have had discussions with the Welsh Government...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Coastal Erosion: Northumberland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of heritage assets and community spaces at risk of coastal erosion in the Northumberland region and what steps will they take to...

    • Coastal Erosion

      To ask His Majesty's Government how heritage significance is taken into account when calculating the value of (1) a coastal erosion protection project, and (2) a grant received through...

      Soil

      To ask His Majesty's Government when soil monitoring data from Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment programme will become available.

      Avian Influenza

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk posed by avian flu, given its spread through the US cattle herd and reports that many infected cattle are asymptomatic;...

      Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme

      To ask His Majesty's Government, pursuant to regulation 13 of the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023 on retail goods checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland,...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Temporary Accommodation: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many children are currently homeless in temporary accommodation in England and Wales, and how these figures compare to 2010; what is the average length of time...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what impact the planned reduction in civil service personnel will have on relevant employees based in Wales.

    • Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and UK Integrated Security Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government to what extent funds from the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund and the Integrated Security Fund are being invested into defence work related to human...

      Suicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any more recent statistics on suicide other than the Office of National Statistics data for 2022, published on 19 December 2023.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Gratuities: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many workers across the hospitality, leisure and services sectors in Wales will be affected by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023; and how much...

    • Company Investigations: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government what evidence they have of the power to disclose the identity of persons under investigation being exercised by UK regulators where the disclosure has not...

      Company Investigations: Disclosure of Information

      To ask His Majesty's Government in each of the past three years how many times (1) OFCOM, (2) OFGEM, (3) the Competition and Markets Authority, and (4) the Financial Reporting Council, have...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Fats

      To ask His Majesty's Government what current guidance they have issued about the maximum recommended dietary intake of (1) saturated, and (2) unsaturated, fat per day; and on the basis...

    • Obesity: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to undertake a review into levels of childhood obesity and the role that the promotion of meals, snacks and drinks in early...

      Obesity: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost of treating patients who are obese and overweight; and what are the associated costs of treating (1) type 2 diabetes, (2) cardiovascular...

      Alcoholic Drinks: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the World Health Organization report A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada, published on 25 April, what...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Parental Responsibility

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of men in prison have access to legal advice on the issue of parental rights and responsibilities.

    • Young Offenders: Girls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to house girls convicted of crimes in female-only prison units.

      Secure Accommodation: Girls

      To ask His Majesty's Government, what assessment they have made of the competence of the Youth Justice Board given that girls are being accommodated in male prisons, despite specific care needs...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Television Licences: Fees and Charges

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the trend of a decline in the number of broadcast television viewers, what assessment they have made of the future of the licence fee.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Home Office

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Universities: Nuclear Reactors

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many universities in England have small nuclear reactors that are being used to develop or apply radiotherapy medical treatment.

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