Written answers

Iau, 23 Mai 2024

  • Church Commissioners

    • Slavery

      To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has had discussions with the Clewer Initiative on tackling modern slavery in...

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was to process migrant visa applications in each of the last three years for which data is available.

    • Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress his Department has made on ending the use of seaside hotels for housing asylum seekers.

      Immigration: Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set student immigration quotas which do not restrict the ability of international students to stay in the UK.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Rwandan nationals have successfully applied for asylum in the UK since 2019.

      UK Border Force

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 25470 on UK Border Force: Patrol Craft, if he will make an assessment of the potential...

      Visas: Graduates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to assess the potential (a) social and (b) economic impact of possible policy changes to the graduate route visa for...

      Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applying to the Windrush Compensation Scheme have asked for (a) a review of their compensation decision and (b) an...

      Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to proscribe the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine as a terrorist group.

      Gambling: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the impact of gambling-related (a) fraud and (b) other acquisitive crimes on the finances of the victims of...

      Windrush Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applying to the Windrush Compensation Scheme have been asked to do a DNA test.

      Prostitution: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the maximum penalty for offences committed under Section 53A of the Sexual...

      Refugees: Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it easier for refugees who are carers to qualify for UK citizenship.

      Refugees: Loans

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department spent on refugee integration loans in each year since 2007.

      Edinburgh Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2024 to Question 25990 on Edinburgh Airport, what information his Department holds on the progress that has...

      Fire and Rescue Services: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is to commence payment of compensation for firefighter pension arrears in accordance with the firefighter pension...

      Rape: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait time is between (a) arrest and charge and (b) charge and trial for rape cases in (i) London, (ii) the rest of England...

      Police: Disability and Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department provides for (a) injured and (b) disabled police officers.

      Home Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in his Department in each of the last five years.

      Knives: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) meetings and (b) other discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on knife crime in the last 12 months.

      Fire Stations: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fire station closures there have been in each local authority in each year since 2016.

      Illegal Migration Operations Command: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vacancies within the Illegal Migration Operations Command were advertised in the most recent three-month period for which data is...

      Deportation: Rwanda

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of paying for medical care for people deported to Rwanda who subsequently...

      Subversion: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle Russian covert activity.

      Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: Monitoring

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the activities of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the UK.

      Gambling: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the amount of money that was returned to victims of gambling-related crimes (a) by the gambling...

      Lord Walney

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Point of Order by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion of 21 May 2024 and the report entitled Protecting our...

      Police: Sick Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) collecting and (b) publishing data on the number and proportion of police...

      Police: British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on training for police officers in (a) Turks and Caicos Islands, (b) Bermuda...

      Home Office: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.

      Police: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mental health support is available to police officers in England; and what steps her Department takes to make police officers aware of...

      Anti-social Behaviour: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour in (a) Suffolk Coastal constituency and (b) Suffolk.

      Shoplifting: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce shoplifting in Suffolk.

      Drugs: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle (a) antisocial behaviour and (b) other (i) dangerous and (ii) illicit acts caused by...

      Electric Vehicles: Fires

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department is taking steps to help the London Fire Brigade tackle electrical vehicle fires.

      Electric Scooters: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department plans to take steps to help local authorities in Greater London tackle the illegal use of e-scooters.

      Mobile Phones: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the mobile phone industry on using technology to prevent stolen phones from...

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department takes steps to monitor levels of parental engagement in schools.

    • Schools: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on engaging with parents of children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age in the event that...

      Free School Meals: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in Wellingborough constituency.

      Literature: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) students that studied texts by female authors and (b) female authors included in exam board...

      Languages: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the Swedish model of providing mother tongue lessons to children of new communities as they migrate into mainstream...

      Childcare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) improve the quality of and (b) increase the affordability of childcare in (i) Wandsworth and (ii) the UK.

      Educational Visits: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Wellingborough constituency have been on school trips out of the country since September 2023.

      Children in Care: Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of looked-after children in the London Borough of Barnet.

      Children in Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local authorities to help increase the rate of reunification of children in kinship care with their birth...

      Foster Care: Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the number of foster care placements in the London Borough of Barnet.

      Teachers: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to evaluate the recommendations of the 2024 School Teachers’ Review Body report.

      Teachers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding her Department has allocated to support teachers of (a) maths and numeracy, (b) English and literacy, (c) science, (d) music, (e) history...

      Department for Education: VSC Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in The Sunday Telegraph, when her Department intends to withdraw the...

      Secondary Education: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average staff to student ratio was in secondary schools (a) nationally and (b) in Wellingborough constituency in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii)...

      Secondary Education: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of (a) mathematics, (b) English, (c) sciences and (d) modern foreign languages were taught in secondary schools in Wellingborough...

      Schools: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20857 on Schools: Veterans, what estimate her Department has made of the number of veterans that...

      Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Statutory Guidance on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education will include (a) variations in sex...

      Graduates: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the review by the Migration Advisory Committee on the Graduate visa route,...

      Armed Forces and Veterans: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20856 on Schools: Veterans, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing...

      Overseas Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the average contribution of international students to the economy in each of the last five years.

      Teachers: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20858 on Schools: Veterans, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of...

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Qualifications that overlap with T Levels, updated on 29 March 2023, whether she has made a...

      Department for Education: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting...

      Religion: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to update statutory guidance for schools on religious education following publication of Ofsted's report entitled Subject...

      Religion: GCSE

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average Attainment 8 score was for (a) disadvantaged and (b) non-disadvantaged pupils who (i) were and (ii) were not entered for GCSE...

      Veterans: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20856 on Schools: Veterans, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a...

      Graduates: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the graduate visa scheme on the achievement of the Government's objectives in the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Weaver Vale

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medication in Weaver...

    • Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her steps her Department is taking to improve early diagnosis rates for prostate cancer prior to the TRANSFORM trial findings.

      Liothyronine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Liothyronine is acquired by the NHS at the best possible price.

      Nicotine: Products

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the prevalence of the use of child labour in the production of nicotine products.

      Health Services and Social Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of children that have lost their place on waiting lists for health and care services as a...

      Junior Doctors: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the average earnings received by junior doctors in addition to basic pay in each of the last five years.

      PA Consulting Group: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the contract awarded by her Department to PA Consulting Services Limited on 8 January 2024 under procurement reference...

      Drugs: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what flexibility (a) NICE and (b) NHS England have to approve for use drugs that (i) are used in combination with other drugs, (ii) are...

      Joint Replacements: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been waiting more than 12 months for (a) knee and (b) hip replacement surgery in the North East as of 29 April 2024.

      Methylphenidate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with Janssen on the adequacy of supply of the ADHD medication Concerta XL.

      Pancreatic Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure the adequacy of access to (a) Creon and (b) other drugs that contain pancreatic enzymes for...

      Countess of Chester Hospital: Perinatal Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many newborns died at the Countess of Chester hospital's neonatal unit in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017 and (f)...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help tackle teenage drug addiction.

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of mental health support provided to veterans who have...

      Food: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it his policy to increase the price of unhealthy food to subsidise healthier foods.

      Eating Disorders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support she is providing for people with eating disorders.

      Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans she has to (a) review and (b) expand the criteria for the vaccine damage payment scheme.

      Social Media: Suicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the number of deaths linked to suicide forums since 2019.

      Mental Health Services: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing targeted support for (a) infant and (b) parental mental health while...

      Mental Health Services: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died while in the care of community mental health teams in the last 12 months; and if she will make an assessment of...

      Parents: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to promote parental mental health (a) during pregnancy and (b) in the first two years of infancy.

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing funding to increase capacity in children and young people's gender...

      Cryptosporidia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of Cryptosporidiosis have been recorded (a) by each NHS trust, (b) by each integrated care board and (c) in total in each...

      Audiology: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to increase the availability of auditory verbal therapy for deaf children.

      Royal Preston Hospital: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the hospital admission rates at the Royal Preston Hospital for young people due to violent crime.

      Ovarian Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer by age in each of the last three years.

      Bowel Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many complaints NHS England have received relating to the adequacy of bowel care provided to people with neurogenic bowel disorders...

      Pancreatic Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) research into treatments for and (b) (i) emotional and (ii) financial support for...

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were referred to the Fracture Liaison Service with fragility fractures in each of the last five years; and what...

      Neurofibromatosis: Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of automatically notifying women with neurofibromatosis type 1 before their 40th...

      Neurofibromatosis: Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she has taken with NHS England to help raise awareness by (a) patients and (b) GPs of the increased risk of breast cancer in...

      Dentistry: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2024 to Question 23057 on Dentistry: Mental Health Services, what her Department's expected timetable...

      Paramedical Staff: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to help end sexual abuse of female paramedics in the workplace.

      South Asia Bio Bank: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with (a) the National Institute for Health Research and (b) other NHS funding streams on the potential...

      Veterans: Bipolar Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many veterans were treated by the NHS for bipolar disorder in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.

  • Treasury

    • Treasury: Equality

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in his Department in each of the last five years.

    • Treasury: Opposition

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many hours have been spent by his Department's staff on costing the policies of HM Opposition since 1 January 2024.

      Treasury: Opposition

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have been involved with costing the policies of HM Opposition.

      Shops: Closures

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many high street businesses in (a) Wellingborough constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England have closed in each of the last five years; and...

      UK Infrastructure Bank: Constellia Public

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in The Sunday Telegraph, when the UK Infrastructure Bank is expected to cancel...

      Low Incomes

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to help support people on lower incomes.

      Debts and Insolvency: Wellingborough

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increases in the cost of living on trends in the number of (a) businesses at risk of insolvency...

      Low Incomes: Wellingborough

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help support people on lower incomes in Wellingborough constituency.

      UK Trade with EU

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the total annual cost to UK businesses of completing customs declarations on trade across the EU-GB border, in each year...

      Cash Dispensing: Wellingborough

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to help ensure free access to cash (a) withdrawal and (b) deposit facilities in Wellingborough constituency.

      Northern Rock plc: Compensation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a compensation scheme for Northern Rock shareholders.

      Banking Hubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to provide incentives to high street (a) banks and (b) building societies to provide bank hub services.

      Banks: Wellingborough

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of bank closures on access to (a) cash and (b) in-person services in Wellingborough constituency.

      Climate Change: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to amend fiscal rules to (a) incentivise and (b) reward spending on climate change mitigation measures.

      Mortgages: Interest Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in mortgage interest rates on household disposable income in (a) Wellingborough...

      Defence: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will use the £9.2 billion of reserves in resource funding to increase defence funding for 2024-25.

      Military Aid: Ukraine

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, whether the £2.5bn in military support for Ukraine in 2024 will be drawn from the Treasury reserves.

      Economic Crime Levy

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been raised through the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy since its implementation; and what estimate his Department made of the...

      Business: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses the Financial Conduct Authority regulated (a) as of 20 May 2024 and (b) in 2016.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Brazil: Floods

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the impact on Brazil’s GDP of floods in the Rio Grande do Sul region.

    • Iran: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department has taken to help promote freedom of religious belief for (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Iran.

      British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24244 on British Overseas Territories, when he plans to publish the refreshed strategy on the Overseas...

      Toomaj Salehi

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the imprisonment of Toomaj Salehi.

      Peru: Drugs and Palm Oil

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on (a) the expansion of oil palm plantations and (b) narcotics production.

      Peru: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on the protection of indigenous leaders in that country.

      Peru: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the safety of indigenous leaders in Peru.

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disability

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that...

      Sarm Heslop

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 26195 on Sarm Heslop, on what dates His Majesty's Consul General Miami has raised the disappearance of Sarm...

      Indian Ocean: Piracy

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Houthis extending attacks on shipping to the wider Indian Ocean.

      Tawfik Ghanem

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Egypt on the detention of Tawfik Ghanem.

      Hong Kong: National Security

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recent arrest of three men charged with aiding the Hong Kong Intelligence...

      Kashmir: Economic Situation

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he is taking steps to help his Pakistani counterparts tackle economic pressures in Kashmir.

      China: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to help protect freedom of religious belief for (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in China.

      Myanmar: Armed Forces

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the news release entitled Myanmar: Military Forcibly Recruiting Rohingya,...

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made recent representations to the relevant authority in Afghanistan on the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, in the context of the...

      Passports: EU Countries

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May to Question 26278 on Passports: EU Countries, what the process is by which British passport holders who require an exit stamp...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many officials in his Department are stationed in Northern Cyprus as of 20 May 2024.

      Sri Lanka: Politics and Government

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Sri Lankan reconciliation process.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk of famine in Gaza.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department is taking steps to improve cooperation with the Israeli Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories unit.

      Malaysia: Wrecks

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with his Malaysian counterpart on the wrecks of HMS (a) Prince of Wales and (b) Repulse.

      Uganda: Politics and Government

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Uganda.

      Uganda: Elections

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with the British High Commission in Kampala on the Ugandan elections in 2026.

      Uganda: Politics and Government

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with the British High Commission in Kampala on democratic reform in Uganda.

      Uganda: Armed Forces

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the appointment of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba as head of the Ugandan military.

      Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of rescinding diplomatic immunity from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in the UK.

      Pakistan: Forced Labour

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had discussions with his Pakistani counterpart on religious minorities being subjected to bonded labour in that country.

      India: Religious Freedom

      To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) promote and (b) protect religious minority rights in India.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Seventh Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee of Session 2022-23 on Food...

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Water Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Water Research Centre entitled...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department...

      Carbon Capture and Storage: Water Treatment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the proposal from Planetary Technologies and South...

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support coastal habitats.

      Hornets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 25464, whether her Department has plans in place to move from a rapid...

      Waste: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help tackle waste crime in rural areas.

      Biodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the (a) members, (b) terms of reference, (c) agendas and (d) summaries of meetings of his Department's...

      Flood Control: Northamptonshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help reduce the risk of flooding in Northamptonshire.

      Environment Protection: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on the Environment Improvement Plan’s objective to secure £500 million of private...

      Flood Control: Northamptonshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has allocated funding for flood defences in Northamptonshire.

      Waste: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help tackle waste crime in Wellingborough constituency.

      Swimming: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Record number of new bathing sites get the go ahead, published on 13 May 2024,...

      Tree Planting: Rother Valley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many trees have been planted in Rother Valley constituency in the last (a)...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 24274, tabled by the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green.

      Fly-tipping: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce (a) fly-tipping and (b) the impacts of fly-tipping on (i) natural environments and (ii)...

      Swimming

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence given by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Rural Growth) to...

      Water: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce year-round water quality testing.

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to each of the devolved institutions to help tackle flooding in the last 12 months.

      Water: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing support for citizen science to help improve understanding...

      Environment Agency: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the planned timeframe is for the completion of the Environment Agency (a) works and (b) removal of scaffolding located...

      Water: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking citizen science programmes to (a) test water quality and (b)...

      Plastic Bags: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Value Added Tax has the charge for single-use carrier bags raised since its introduction.

      Materials: Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to (a) support the development of recycling (i) infrastructure and (ii) technologies and (b) help...

      Electronic Equipment: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to improve (a) data collection, (b) mapping and (c) tracking of (i) critical minerals and (ii)...

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support the (a) re-use, (b) repair and (c) re-manufacturing of electronic waste products according...

      Inland Border Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many physical inspections were carried out at the Sevington Border Control Post since 30 April 2024 by hour.

      Bamboos: Non-native Species

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of monopodial bamboo on the UK's native flora and fauna.

      Bamboos: Havering

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on tackling monopodial bamboo in the London Borough of Havering in each of the last three...

      Inland Border Facilities: Ashford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many hours the Automatic Licence Verification System at the Sevington Border Control Point has been out of operation for...

      Import Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to make an estimate of the (a) number and (b) proportion of consignments transiting through...

      Import Controls: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was for the administration of the Import of products, animals, food and feed system in...

      Factory Farming: Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of factory farms; and what assessment he has made of the impact of the Animal...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector: Contracts for Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to prevent public contracts from being awarded to companies that blacklist workers.

    • Cabinet Office: Disability

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting...

      Veterans: Cost of Living

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024, to Question 19773, on Veterans: Cost of Living, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • X Corp: Disinformation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Counter disinformation unit has taken to help X tackle QAon disinformation on its platform.

    • Online Safety Act 2023: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking with Ofcom to ensure that its guidance on age (a) verification and (b) assurance under...

      Digital Technology: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle digital exclusion.

      Online Safety Act 2023: Freedom of Expression

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations on the inclusion of (a)...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help protect children online.

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her Department's publications entitled DSIT: spending over £500, October 2023 and DSIT: spending over...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the use of animal testing in scientific research.

      Mobile Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that areas without access to 4G signal will continue to access signal...

      Information Commission: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many businesses the Information Commissioner’s Office regulated (a) as of 20 May 2024 and (b) in 2016.

      Ofcom: Business

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many businesses Ofcom regulated (a) as of 20 May 2024 and (b) in 2016.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme on access to sport for young people.

    • Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on its review of the Gambling Act 2005.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to support snooker clubs.

      British Museum: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the British Museum in each year since 2015.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in her Department in each of the last five years.

      Public Service Broadcasting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with public service broadcasters on commissioning (a) film and (b) TV products from media organisations...

      Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Professional Footballers' Association on ensuring adequate support for former football...

      Football

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Football Association (FA) on consultation with the English Football League on FA Cup...

      Sports: Ellesmere Port and Neston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications her Department received for the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme from Ellesmere Port and Neston...

      Horserace Betting Levy Board: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Horserace Betting Levy Board in each year since 2015.

      Gambling Commission: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff have left the Gambling Commission in each year since 2015.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has taken steps with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase the offshore wind capacity delivered in the Contracts...

    • Energy Bill Relief Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) including additional reconciliation windows until 2027...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Ofgem Targeted Charging Review on the rollout of...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the deployment of electric vehicle charge points in rural areas.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of introducing a standing charge relief for electric vehicle charge...

      Energy Bill Relief Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Energy Bill Relief Scheme final reconciliation date of May...

      Energy: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 26615 on Energy: Debts, what is the (a) sum, (b) quantum and (c) value of the...

      Boilers: Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of hybrid heat pumps in reducing household emissions.

      Energy Bill Relief Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions her Department has had with industry stakeholders on the proposed Energy Bill Relief Scheme final...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the levels of standing charges for electric vehicle chargers.

      Warm Home Discount Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding eligibility for the Warm Home Discount in the next scheme year.

      Boilers: Heat Pumps

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether hybrid heat pumps count towards the target of 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to her Department since 2019.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Rwanda: Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received a Military Aid to Civilian Authority request from the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the...

    • Marchwood Military Port: Repairs and Maintenance

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

      Portsmouth Dockyard

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

      Portsmouth Dockyard

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

      Aldershot Garrison

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

      Combermere Barracks

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

      Denison Barracks: Repairs and Maintenance

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

      Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Royal Navy's escort fleet capabilities.

      Ministry of Defence: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a joint working group on Sudan with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) the US and (b) France on the war in Sudan since the start of that conflict.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the civil war in Sudan.

      Ministry of Defence: Sudan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department work on the Sudan desk as of 16 May 2024.

      Defence: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy to establish a Defence Innovation Agency on the work of the Defence and Security...

      Shipbuilding: Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many shipbuilding contracts have been awarded to industry since the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh was published.

      F-35 aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of procuring (CTOL) F-35A aircraft.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian personnel his Department plans to train under Operation Interflex by the end of 2024.

      Army: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of soldiers that took the Role Fitness Test (a) passed, (b) failed and (c) had another outcome in each year since that test...

      Portsmouth Dockyard

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

      Armed Forces Covenant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make the Armed Forces Covenant statutory.

      LGBT Veterans Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on implementation of the recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review.

      Armed Forces: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the armed forces’ diversity, equality and inclusion initiatives.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting representatives from the steel industry to attend the Defence Suppliers Forum.

      Defence: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of domestic steel in defence procurement contracts.

      Military Bases: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to take steps to procure domestic steel for alterations and additions to (a) Royal Air Force bases, (b) Royal Naval bases...

      Afghanistan: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy were rejected and subsequently appealed that decision as of...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to introduce minimum service requirements in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Lasers: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many DragonFire systems are planned to enter service in the Royal Navy in (a) 2027, (b) 2028, (c) 2029 and (d) 2030.

      Lasers: Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has (a) allocated to and (b) spent on the DragonFire programme.

      HMS Argyll: BAE Systems

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his expected timetable is to sell HMS Argyll to BAE Systems.

      HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take (a) HMS Albion and b) HMS Bulwark out of extended readiness.

      Canada: AUKUS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) the United States and (b) Australia on the potential merits of expanding Pillar II of the AUKUS agreement to...

      HMS Westminster

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his expected timetable is to retire HMS Westminster.

      Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2024 to Question 24361 on Armed Forces: Motor Vehicles, how many callouts the National Roadside Repair and Recovery...

      HMS Argyll: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he has spent on post-life extension upkeep of HMS Argyll.

      Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total contract value is for the New Medium Helicopter programme.

      Nuclear Submarines: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase (a) the number of UK nuclear-powered submarines and (b) their capabilities.

      Ajax Vehicles: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Department has spent on the Ajax programme as of 14 May 2024.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many programme milestones the Ajax programme has (a) passed and (b) missed since January 2023.

      Ministry of Defence: Motor Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when Ajax will have (a) initial and (b) full operating capability.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of applications were (a) received and (b) voluntarily withdrawn to join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2010.

      National Service: National Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reintroduction of national service on national security.

      Navy: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his speech at the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power conference on 14 May 2024, what the average time is to process an application to...

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisation manages the recruitment system for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

      Navy: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications were received to join the full time Royal Navy in each month since January 2023.

      Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) recruitment target and (b) actual intake was for the the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in financial year 2023-24.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of new recruits joined the (a) British army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in financial year 2023-24.

      Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to join the full time (a) British Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were received in financial year 2023-24.

      Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 16 May 2023 to Question 184569 on Ministry of Defence: Data Protection, how many personal data breaches among suppliers...

      Armed Forces: Health and Injuries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are classified as (a) wounded, (b) injured and (c) sick by (i) reason and (ii) service branch.

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans in prison have applied for the Veterans’ ID card.

      Veterans: Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent veterans’ personal data from being breached by malign actors.

      LGBT Veterans Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15549 on LGBT Veterans Independent Review, what his target date is for implementation of the...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2024 to Question 18969 on Veterans: Identity Cards, when he plans to send that letter to the hon. Member for...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2024 to Question 20144 on Social Rented Housing: Veterans, whether his Department has...

    • Social Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date does his Department provide councils with their Social Care Grant allocations each year.

      Homelessness: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 20145 on Homelessness: Veterans, how often his Department meets with...

      Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department...

      Service Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to ensure service charges are fully (a)...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to extend the limitation...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent staff working on the Building Safety Programme in his Department left...

      Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2024 to Question 21211 on Ground Rent, whether his Department plans to make...

      Leasehold: Ground Rent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish a response to his Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent...

      Local Government: Barnet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Hendon to discuss what steps his Department is taking following the meeting with...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of court appearances that have been delayed as a result of Operation Early Dawn; and if he will make an...

    • Probation: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many qualified probation officers were in post at the end of March in each year since 2020.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were completed by frontline HM Prison and Probation Service staff for prisoners to be exempted from the End of Custody Supervised...

      Lewes Prison: Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Chief Inspector of Prisons' report entitled, Report on an announced inspection of HMP Lewes, 5–16 February 2024, published...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support his Department provides (a) prison governors and (b) the probation service on identifying suitable prisons for release via the early...

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme in each of the last five years, by category of offence they...

      Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to help tackle delays at Coroners’ Courts.

      Coroners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the (a) practical and (b) emotional support provided to (i) families and (ii) other witnesses...

      Duty Solicitors: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for criminal defence solicitors.

      Immigration: Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of legal aid provision for immigration cases.

      Social Security Benefits: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the longest wait for a case to be heard at tribunal once referred.

      Administration of Justice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sitting days each (a) court and (b) tribunal has been allocated in the 2024-25 financial year.

      Ministry of Justice: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting...

      Ministry of Justice: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of staff diversity networks in his Department in each of the last five years.

      Prisoners' Transfers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were transferred in each year since 2015.

      Lewes Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in HMP Lewes were (a) released as street homeless and (b) released and recalled (i) once and (ii) multiple times in each of the last...

      Lewes Prison

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons entitled Report on an announced inspection of HMP Lewes by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons...

      Prison Officers: Resignations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison guards left service in the high security estate in each year since 2010.

      Prison Officers: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer vacancies there were in England on 31 December 2023.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Women and Equalities: Disability

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting...

    • Equality Act 2010

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress she has made on assessing proposals to amend the Equality Act 2010 to clarify the protected characteristic of sex.

      Disability: Southport

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she is taking steps to help support (a) local action groups and (b) Southport Access For Everyone in Southport constituency to advocate for...

      Equality and Human Rights Commission: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in The Sunday Telegraph, when the Equality and Human Rights Commission is...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • UAV Engines: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on whether any UK-manufactured components for the Hermes 450 drone have been exported to Israel (a) in...

    • Hamas: Qatar

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her Qatari counterpart on (a) businesses in that country having links to Hamas and (b) the...

      Electric Vehicles: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will introduce emergency tariffs against Chinese-manufactured electrical motorised vehicles.

      Hamas: Ammunition and Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to cease the transfer of (a) weapons and (b) ammunition to countries that support Hamas (i) diplomatically and (ii)...

      Arts and Digital Technology: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support the (a) digital technology and (b) creative industries in (a) the North West and (b) Southport...

      New Businesses: North West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help support the establishment of new business ventures (a) in the North West and (b) Southport...

      Department for Business and Trade: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse of staff diversity networks in her Department was in each of the last five years.

      Department for Business and Trade: Black Lives Matter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministers in her Department have met representatives of Black Lives Matter UK in the last five years.

      Motor Vehicles: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to implement tariffs on vehicles produced in China.

      Minerals: Trade Agreements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which nations she has pursued critical mineral agreements with.

      Magnets: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to encourage rare earth magnet producers to the UK.

      Minerals: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department is taking steps to provide incentives to potential investors in the critical mineral extraction industry.

      Department for Business and Trade: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to her Department since 2019.

      Trade Promotion: Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate her Department has made of the trade generated by the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka since his appointment.

      Trade Promotion: Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka has visited Sri Lanka in the last 12 months.

      Trade Promotion: Sri Lanka

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what areas of the economy the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Sri Lanka has promoted during his tenure.

      Overseas Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to strengthen UK-Israel trade relations.

      Batteries: Lithium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to encourage cathode active material producers to the UK.

      Minerals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK’s domestic critical mineral capacity.

      Batteries: Lithium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to strengthen the UK supply chain in the production of lithium-ion batteries.

      Export Controls: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to monitor compliance with voluntary pauses on exports to sanctioned countries by UK companies.

      Electric Bicycles: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Office for Product Safety and Standards will publish the findings of its Product Safety Review of e-bikes.

      Post Offices: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will have discussions with the Post Office on the fairness of its fee structure for services provided in (a) main and (b) local branches.

      Funerals: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing licensing for funeral directors.

      Horizon IT System: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether employees of postmasters who lost earnings due to issues arising from the failures of the Horizon IT System will be eligible for the...

      Jewellery: Southport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to support independent jewellers in Southport constituency.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Zero Hours Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail requires its contractors and suppliers to limit the use of zero hours contracts.

    • North Wales Coast Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on the proposed electrification of the North Wales Coast Line.

      Gobowen-Oswestry Railway Line

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the reopening of the Oswestry to Gobowen railway line.

      Railways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2024 to Question 13050 on Railways: Access, what recent progress his Department has made on assessing...

      Bus Services: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of miles travelled by bus in Shropshire.

      Bus Services: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing free bus passes for homeless (a) adults and (b) children.

      Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the proposed statutory guidance on the implementation of low traffic neighbourhoods will apply to existing trial schemes.

      Cycling: Helmets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require child passengers on bicycles to wear a safety helmet.

      Cycleways: Visual Impairment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that cycle lanes are not a danger to (a) visually impaired and (b) blind pedestrians.

      Driving Licences: Applications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of removing digitised signatures from UK passports issued after January 2017 on the online renewal process...

      Roads: Shipley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Bradford Council on the Shipley Eastern Relief Road.

      Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential barriers to wider deployment of biomass fuels.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the transition to sustainable aviation fuels.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timeframe is for assessing the effectiveness of the annual local authority road maintenance survey 2024.

      Roads: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department used to assess applications to the Safer Roads Fund.

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what enforcement action the DVLA can take against untaxed vehicles parked on roads for business purposes; and what resources are available for this...

      Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) maritime trade unions and (b) the UK Chamber of Shipping on the Equality Act 2010 (Work on...

      Department for Transport: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting...

      Immigration Controls: EU Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to help increase public awareness of the EU Entry/Exit System.

      Buses: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21868 on Buses: Carbon Emissions, how many and what proportion of the buses allocated funding...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Employment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many places were (a) available and (b) taken up for the Youth Offer in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2023 and (iv) 2024 as of 21 May.

    • Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's statistics entitled Unfulfilled eligibility in the benefit system: financial year 2023 to 2024 estimates,...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on changes to women’s State Pension age,...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what stage an Access to Work application is logged as an outstanding case for statistical purposes.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 24964, when he plans to publish the data on Personal Independence Payments made since...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the service standard time is for making initial contact with an applicant following the submission of their Access to Work application.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people are awaiting a decision on their Access to Work application after submitting an application in each...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the service standard time is for end-to-end processing of an Access to Work application.

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Universal Credit who were (a) in the intensive work-search labour market regime, (b) assessed to have limited...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest wait time was between an person submitting an Access to Work application and receiving initial contact from his Department in...

      Work and Health Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs have been filled as a result of the Work and Health Programme since its inception.

      Work and Health Programme: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the annual spend on the Work and Health Programme.

      Work and Health Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the end date is for referrals to the Work and Health Programme.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the shortest wait time was between a person submitting an Access to Work application and receiving initial contact from his Department in...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have requested communication support in job interviews through the access to work scheme in each of the last five years.

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for making an Access to Work request for reasonable adjustments at a job interview.

      Access to Work Programme: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprentices made an Access to Work request twelve months.

      Office for Nuclear Regulation: Lisa Ellis Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in the Sunday Telegraph, when he expects the Office for Nuclear...

      Universal Credit: Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2024 to Question 24972 on Universal Credit: Employment, what the criteria are for classifying people as live...

      Employment: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that adequate support is in place for jobseekers with (a) health conditions and (b)...

      Access to Work Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for an initial assessment for people on the Access to Work Scheme in the last five years.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report report on changes to women’s State Pension age, published on...

      Jobcentres: County Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the support provided by Jobcentre Plus centres in County Durham.

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have not moved over to Universal Credit since its introduction.

      Employment Schemes: Older Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people over the age of 50 receive adequate support through the Back to Work Plan.

      Older Workers: Advisory Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have accessed the Midlife MOT website since its launch.

      Jobcentres: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of training available to work coaches at Jobcentre Plus centres.

      Social Security Benefits: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of taper rates for (a) housing benefit and (b) Universal Credit housing elements on...

      Work Capability Assessment: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average waiting time for a Work Capability Assessment in Wellingborough constituency in the latest period for which data is available.

      Pension Credit: Wellingborough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming Pension Credit in Wellingborough constituency.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the State Pension age on women born in the 1950s in the City of Durham...

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of how much monies his Department expects to recover via the powers in Clause 128 of the Data Protection and...

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report into women’s State Pension age changes, published on 21 March...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to their Department since 2019.

    • Castlereagh Foundation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress he has made on the establishment of the Castelreagh Foundation.

  • Wales Office

    • Wales Office: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether any ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid to their Department since 2019.

  • Attorney General

    • Attorney General: Disability

      To ask the Attorney General, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Deep Sea Mining: Norway

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Norway concerning that country's announcement that it will start exploratory deep seabed mining in its...

    • Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce legislation to give employment tribunals jurisdiction to apply set-off principles in an unauthorised deduction from...

      Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reports of a discrepancy between wage growth and pay settlements, what steps they are taking to (1) ensure fair compensation for workers, and...

      Horizon IT System: Convictions and Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they commissioned one or more independent legal opinions before deciding not to quash the convictions and prosecutions of sub-postmasters by the Department...

      Trade Promotion: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises to do business in the USA, following the UK–U.S. Small and Medium-Sized...

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their response to the First Joint Report of the Committees on Arms Export Controls Session 2022–23 Developments in UK Strategic Export...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • St Helena: Exhumation

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many scientific or archaeological research studies have been conducted since 2008 on ancestral human remains to determine the origins of the enslaved...

    • St Helena: Exhumation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure the ethical treatment of human remains in Rupert's Valley on St Helena and to protect and preserve the burial ground...

      St Helena: Exhumation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what forms of consultation and engagement with ancestral, descendant, and diaspora communities on St Helena and beyond have been carried out since the...

      St Helena: Monuments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans there are to create a memorial and interpretation centre on St Helena to honour those whose remains were buried in Rupert's Valley; what is the...

      Colombia: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the briefing by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, People power under pressure: Human rights defenders & business...

      Latin America: Climate Change

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the increasing level of hunger and disease in Latin America due to extreme climate conditions.

      Argentina: Foreign Relations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve economic ties between the UK and Argentina.

      Layan Nasir

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the release of Layan Nasir, a young Palestinian Christian woman, from administrative...

      Manuel Guerrero

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Qatar to ensure that Manuel Guerrero, a UK citizen, is either released or provided with the HIV...

      Iran: Baha'i Faith

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Human Rights Watch report "The Boot on my Neck": Iranian Authorities' Crime of Persecution Against Baha'is in Iran,...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel on the opening of the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings to allow aid into Gaza.

      West Bank: Homicide

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that at least three residents of the Nur Shams refugee camp in the West Bank were summarily executed or used as...

      Hamas: Hostage Taking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of reported allegations of the widespread abuse of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

      Georgia: NATO Enlargement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been earmarked in the next three years for the UK-led Strategic Communication Initiative under the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package.

      Iran: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of Iran firing nuclear missiles at Israel; and what are the implications for UK policy of such action.

      Islamic Resistance in Iraq: Israel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq attack on the Israel Defence Forces naval base in Eilat on 1 April; and how this is reflected in...

      Israel: Visits Abroad

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the alleged threat by Israeli settler Elchanan Groner to the life of the Foreign Secretary; and what are the implications...

      Israel: Palestinians

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to sanction (1) Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, and (2) leaders of the settler movement, who have expressed...

      Israel: Hamas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that over 500 terrorists were captured by the Israel Defence Forces at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza; and how this is...

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce sanctions on vessels that are part of the Russian shadow fleet and on the international shipping companies that own and...

      Nigeria: Abduction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Nigerian authorities about the continuing captivity of the Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to their counterparts in Sudan about ending the civil war and ethnic cleansing campaign in Darfur.

      Sudan: Peace Negotiations

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the UK Address to the UN Security Council on 19 April, what is their assessment of the international community's efforts to end the war in Sudan...

      UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government why a replacement FCDO special envoy to Sudan has not yet been appointed and when they expect to appoint one.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent efforts to secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties to ensure critical humanitarian supply routes are (1) open and...

      Gaza: Hamas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what implications the statement by Bakr Ahmed Bakr Qanita that Hamas is using the management building, the specialist building and the maternity ward at al-Shifa...

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what level of humanitarian aid they are currently providing to Gaza.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Egypt concerning the current humanitarian situation in Gaza; and what support they are providing to...

      Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the status and privileges granted to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London in the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office...

      Russia: Crimes against Humanity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps, beyond expressions of support, they have taken to help to establish an international tribunal that would try those in Russia responsible for...

      Chelsea Football Club: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to use proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club to help fund the creation of an international tribunal for crimes against international...

      Pakistan: Vandalism

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Pakistan concerning the desecration of mosques and graves by police in Pakistan; and what response...

      Military Court Watch

      To ask His Majesty's Government what financial assistance and support they have provided to Military Court Watch since its establishment.

      Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide funding for future sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for a minimum of five years, as...

      Mali: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the suspension of political party activities and the postponement of elections in Mali, what assessment they have made of the current (1) political, and...

      Sahel: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the threats to democratic governance in the Sahel region of Africa, and whether they intend to take measures to strengthen civil...

      Sahel: Private Military and Security Companies

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the operations of foreign mercenaries and other non-state armed groupings in the Sahel region of Africa and what support...

      Cameroon: France

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of (1) Cameroon, and (2) France, about inter-communal violence between the Anglophone and Francophone...

      Midwives: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to reciprocal exchange programmes of midwives.

      Kenya: Indigenous Peoples

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 18 December 2023 (HL838), whether they have had any discussions with the government of Kenya regarding...

      Gaza: Casualties

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the UN’s revision of its casualty statistics relating to the Israel-Hamas war on 8 May.

      Hezbollah

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the operational capability of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force.

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the threats made by Brigadier General Esmail Qaani of the Iranian Quds Force to the UK on 16 May.

      Myanmar: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current security situation in Western Myanmar; and what steps they are taking, together with international partners, to...

      Darfur: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current (1) humanitarian, and (2) security, situation in Darfur following the recent outbreak of hostilities in El...

      Gaza: Roads

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Israel regarding the long-term purpose of the strategic corridor which has been built along the...

      Development Aid: Genito-urinary Medicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of Official Development Assistance related to sexual and reproductive health and rights goes to target populations in (1) humanitarian...

      World Health Organization: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much of the World Health Organization's $6.83 billion budget for 2024–25 is, and will be, funded by (1) the UK, and (2) non-state actors.

      Unrwa

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the comments made by UNRWA's former general counsel James Lindsay to the United States House Committee on Foreign...

      Sudan: Humanitarian Assistance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties for the safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance to...

  • Home Office

    • Entry Clearances: Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were given entry clearance to the UK in the last recorded 12-month period on the basis of (1) family life as a partner or parent, or (2)...

    • Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) address, and (2) mitigate, the potential implications of the recent High Court ruling in Northern Ireland which ordered...

      Female Genital Mutilation: Forced Marriage

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 29 April (HL3804), (1) when the feasibility report on prevalence estimates for female genital...

      Police: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance the Home Office has issued to police forces in Wales about securing witness statements with minimal delay after incidents involving loss of life.

      Immigration: Republic of Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants seeking permanent residence in the UK entered directly from the Republic of Ireland in the latest year for which figures are available.

      Asylum: MOD Wethersfield

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate that the conditions stipulated by the special development order for the former RAF Wethersfield site will be met; and whether a work plan for...

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether beginning the 28-day move-on period for a person with newly granted refugee status from the issuing of a biometric residence permit will be regularly...

      Deportation: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many women are currently being detained for removal to Rwanda.

      Asylum: Community Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times the Asylum Lived Experience Advisory Panel met in (1) 2024, (2) 2023, and (3) 2022.

      Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint an Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration; and in what timeframe.

      Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they next plan to review the operation and effect of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022.

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost to the public purse of the judicial review sought by the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights...

      Intimate Image Abuse: Young Offenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to tackle image-based sexual abuse among teenagers.

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the appropriate length of time before an asylum claim can be deemed inadmissible, given that current Home Office caseworker...

      Police: Journalism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the relationship between police forces in England and Wales and journalists; and what discussions they have had with those police...

      Police and Crime Commissioners

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they propose to meet the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioners collectively to outline their policies for reducing crime and making communities...

      Undocumented Migrants: Republic of Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 15 May (HL4217), under what arrangement 50 illegal migrants were returned from the Republic of...

      Visas: Public Order Offences

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 8 May (HL4028), why they do not keep records on individuals who are not British citizens...

      Identity Cards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for introducing identity cards for the legal population of the United Kingdom, in particular to deal with illegal...

      Visas: Eligibility

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support businesses in understanding and navigating the changes to visa eligibility rules, particularly in sectors heavily reliant on...

      Refugees: Gaza

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugees from Gaza have been accepted into the UK since October 2023.

      Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they will maintain routes for international students to study and work in the UK.

      Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the declaration of incompatibility handed down by the High Court on 14 May, and to bring certain provisions of...

      Police: Forensic Science

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many forensic collision investigators were employed in police forces in England in (1) 2010, and (2) 2023.

      Offensive Weapons: Sales

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to tighten restrictions on the sale of slingshots following reports of them being used to cause damage to vehicles and wildlife.

      Drugs: Balkans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of cocaine that arrived in the UK in (1) 2023, and (2) 2024 to date, as a result of Balkan drug gangs and their...

      Burglary: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of reported burglaries have resulted in a suspect being taken to court in England and Wales in the last year, and how this compares with the rest...

      Borders

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are considering implementing to (1) monitor, and (2) evaluate the progress of the post-Brexit border strategy, and what steps they are taking to...

      Illegal Migration Act 2023: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they received legal advice from the Attorney General prior to the Illegal Migration Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent which indicated that parts of the...

      Asylum: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers entered Northern Ireland from Great Britain in (1) 2020, (2) 2021, (3) 2022, (4) 2023, and (5) 2024.

      Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and National Police Chiefs' Council

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many times they have had pre-arranged meetings with (1) the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, and (2) the chair of the National...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that immigration rules will apply equally across the whole of the UK and that there will be no internal UK immigration borders.

      Illegal Migration Act 2023: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps, either judicial or legislative, to ensure that the decision of the Northern Ireland High Court disapplying certain provisions of...

      Visas: Overseas Students

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many visas they have issued for overseas students undertaking undergraduate degree courses in universities in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4)...

      Police: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the proposed new police powers concerning protests (1) maintain public order and, (2) protect the right to peaceful...

      Illegal Migration Act 2023: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the implications of the judgment of Mr Justice Humphreys in the High Court in Belfast on 13 May regarding the Illegal Migration...

      Illegal Migration Act 2023: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the judgment of the High Court of Northern Ireland which ordered the disapplication of provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 in...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not proscribed the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.

      Oppression: Hong Kong

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to examine the efficacy of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 in dealing with hostile elements in the United Kingdom who owe...

      Dual Nationality: Hong Kong

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of dual allegiance among British citizens who are current or former Hong Kong government officials who hold dual citizenship...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Solar Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many acres of prime farmland have been used for solar farms, what assessment they have made of impact such practices, and what assessment they have made of the...

    • Agriculture: Solar Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that prime farmland is not downgraded to allow the construction of solar farms.

      Thames Flood Barrier

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the life expectancy of the Thames Barrier; and whether there are any plans to alter the current pattern or frequency of use in order to manage its expected...

      Minerals: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve recycling infrastructure and technologies to enable the increased recovery of critical minerals and other materials.

      Water Companies: Nationalisation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have made for the nationalisation of water companies.

      Water Companies: Investment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of Ofwat giving water companies a return on capital invested based on an assumed level of equity even if they do not hold that level of...

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the scale of e-waste; and what steps they are taking to address this.

      Electronic Equipment: Supply Chains

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve data collection, mapping, and tracking of critical minerals and other material streams within electrical and electronic equipment.

      Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to invest in infrastructure to support the re-use, repair and re-manufacturing of e-waste products according to the waste hierarchy.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ministerial Responsibility

      To ask His Majesty's Government which responsibilities have been taken over by the Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from the Minister...

      Agriculture: Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to a recent poll conducted by the National Farmers Union which showed that business confidence among farmers is at its lowest since 2010, what steps...

      Biosecurity: Import Controls

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following recent press reports, whether the rate of biosecurity checks on goods arriving from the EU at some ports has in practice been "set to zero" to minimise...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers: Pay

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many ministers in each House receive a government ministerial salary, and how many receive none; and what the total extra cost of paying all ministers the...

    • Economic Situation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the most recent statistics on the Economic Activity Rate of each of the UK's four nations, and what were the equivalent rates (1) 10, and (2) 20, years...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Criminal Cases Review Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government in each of the last five years (1) how many applications have been made to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, (2) in how many cases a review has been completed...

    • Probate

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the financial and emotional impact of delays related to the Probate Portal following results from a survey conducted by The Law...

  • Treasury

    • Government Departments: Research

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the break-down of the planned cuts to be made to each government department's research and development budget to help fund the commitment to spend 2.5 per...

    • Financial Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the speed and efficiency of the Financial Conduct Authority's authorisation process for financial services firms.

      Cryptocurrencies: Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the regulatory regimes in (1) Singapore, (2) the United Arab Emirates, and (3) the European Union, in attracting the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that more people from minority faith groups are recruited and retained by the UK armed forces.

    • Multi-role Ocean Surveillance Ships

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to allow Multi Role Support Ships to be assembled outside the UK.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review eligibility for any future RSV immunisation programme, and whether such a review would be based on timing or on assessment of data.

    • Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 9 May (HL4286), whether they have issued guidance to telemedicine providers about complying with the...

      Pharmacy

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the uptake has been of the NHS Pharmacy First programme launched in January.

      Long Covid

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people in the UK still suffering the effects of Long Covid.

      Maternity Services: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government when all mothers' health records will be digitalised and shared between all healthcare professionals to improve communications between health workers and mothers.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to generate real-world data on any future RSV immunisation programme for older adults and infants and, if so, how such data would be used to...

      Smoking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the British Medical Association, and (2) other health organisations, concerning the proposed generational ban on smoking.

      Abortion: Telemedicine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 15 May (HL4224), how they reconcile the answer with that given by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of...

      Maternity Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) recruit, (2) train, and (3) retain, more midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists to ensure safe levels of staffing in maternity services.

      Mental Health: Drugs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of psychedelics in the treatment of mental health; and what steps they are taking to support advanced research in this sector.

      Leukaemia: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what cancer waiting times data are being collected regarding leukaemia and its sub-types; and how these data are being published.

      Radiotherapy: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the UK Radiotherapy Board report Recovering radiotherapy services in England: Our plan for action, published in May, what assessment they have...

      Maternity Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will bring forward an overarching national maternity strategy to aid the improvement of maternity services and prevent birth trauma.

      Smoking

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health benefits of the proposed generational ban on smoking.

      Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to evaluate and understand the impact of immunisation programmes on productivity and economic outcomes.

      Antimicrobials: Sanitation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their policy paper Confronting antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029, published on 8 May, how the importance placed on water, sanitation and...

      Leukaemia: Mortality Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve acute myeloid leukaemia survival rates.

      Maternity Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will bring back the six-week post-delivery check for all mothers with their GPs, including questions on the mother’s physical and mental...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Leasehold: Forfeiture

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any information on the number of leases that have been forfeited in the past year under section 146 of the Law of Property Act 1925.

  • Department for Transport

    • Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what meetings they have had with representatives of delivery companies in the past six months; and what topics were discussed for their...

    • Dangerous Driving: Death

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many drivers in England and Wales have been charged with (1) causing death by dangerous driving, and (2) causing death by careless driving, in the past five...

      Shipping: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce regulations to require vessels travelling through the Strait of Dover to provide proof of adequate insurance.

      Motorways: Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Highways England about keeping motorways free of discarded tyres and other litter.

      Motorways: Litter

      To ask His Majesty's Government what obligations the Highways Agency is under to keep motorways free of detritus.

      Motorways: Accidents

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many accidents on motorways have been caused by discarded tyres and other detritus in each of the past five years.

      Cycling: Speed Limits

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make bicycles subject to rule 124 of the Highway Code.

      Electric Vehicles: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce additional incentives encouraging electric vehicle adoption among consumers.

      Motorcycles: Licensing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Transport is planning to (1) conduct research, and (2) publish results, on the viability of the Motorcycle Industry...

      Speed Limits

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many miles of road in England have speed limits of (1) 20, and (2) 30, miles per hour.

      Tankers: English Channel

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent oil spills by the Russian shadow fleet in the English Channel.

      Railways: East of England

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 11 March (HL2898), when they expect to set out the timescales for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to (1) attract, and (2) retain, top AI professionals in the UK.

    • Mobile Phones: Rural Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to assess the service provided by Vodafone and other mobile operators in remote areas to ensure that they are complying with their operating...

      Universities: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government what collaborations on medical research are currently taking place between government-funded universities in the UK, and medical and research institutions...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Museums and Galleries: Disadvantaged

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to support and provide direct funding for Tate and Art Explora’s Mobile Museum to enable it to resume so that the collection can tour...

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