Written answers

Iau, 25 Gorffennaf 2024

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Plastics: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with business to reduce the (a) manufacture and (b) distribution of single use plastic products.

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Environment in the Welsh Government on his departmental priorities.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Environment in the Scottish Government on his departmental...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Environment in the Northern Ireland Executive on his...

      Avian Influenza: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) help prevent the dairy-cattle H5N1 virus strain from (i) entering and (ii) spreading among...

      Fruit and Vegetables: Horticulture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the accessibility of the Fruit and Vegetable aid scheme.

      Sewage: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce sewage discharges into (a) rivers in and (b) the sea off the coast of the North Cornwall...

      African Swine Fever

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential threat of an outbreak of African swine fever in the pig population.

      Flood Control: Hastings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the causes of repeated flooding of Hastings town centre by Southern Water.

      Pollution: River Frome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of pollution levels in the River Frome.

      Floods: Lowestoft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a cost estimate of the potential economic damage of a future flooding event in Lowestoft.

      Air Pollution: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the EU Industrial Emission Directive on Northern Ireland; and what...

      Pesticides: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Plant Protection Product regulations on (a) supply issues, (b)...

      Air Pollution: North Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of air pollution on the (a) natural environment in...

      Chemicals: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of chemical regulations.

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the future of the UK Food Resilience Forum.

      Flood Control: Central Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of flooding in central Bedfordshire.

      Fisheries: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with the European Commission to allow the Northern Ireland Executive to allocate state aid to...

      Public Bodies: Science

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that public bodies sponsored by his Department will be free to fulfil their duties based on...

      Pollution Control: Water Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he will take to reduce pollution from water companies.

      Fisheries: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the Cornish under ten-metre fishing fleet.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the competent authority is for the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 in respect of Northern Ireland following...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has issued instructions to the Department for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern...

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ease restrictions set out under the Northern Ireland Protocol on (a) poultry exhibitors and (b)...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to whom staff in the Department for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland are accountable following...

      Southern Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Southern Water to fix their water infrastructure.

      Furs: Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish the results of his Department's consultation entitled 'The Fur Market in Great Britain', which...

      Landfill: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of landfill sites.

      Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to regulation 13 of the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023, how many checks have...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a national patient register for Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation.

    • Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a dedicated Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation section in the UK...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) awareness of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) in the NHS.

      Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reinstate the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit to provide access to antiviral drugs for people with covid-19...

      Dental Services: Macclesfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of open dentistry practices in Macclesfield constituency accepting adult NHS patients...

      Social Services: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve pay across the adult social care sector.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the provision of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder reviews by the NHS and...

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a per capita funding arrangement for NHS dentistry.

      Pharmacy: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand community pharmacy provision in (a) Bodmin and (b) North Cornwall.

      Dental Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to NHS dental services in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Dental Services: North West Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve access to NHS dentistry in North West Norfolk constituency.

      Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle the backlog in autism and ADHD assessments.

      Pharmacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the Third Report of the Health and Social Care Committee of Session 2023-24 on Pharmacy, HC 140, published on...

      Social Services: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the adult social care sector.

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in relation to general practice.

      Dental Services: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve access to NHS dentist appointments in North Shropshire.

      Dental Health: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of children aged four and under who were admitted to hospital for a...

      General Practitioners: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who have been waiting more than four weeks for a GP appointment in Hitchin constituency.

      Dental Health: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children aged 11 and under with tooth decay were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction in Hitchin constituency in each of...

      Dental Services: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the time taken to access dental services in Hitchin constituency.

      Hospices: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for hospices.

      General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure new GP surgeries are established in areas of population growth.

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.

      Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to primary care services.

      Tobacco and Vapes Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

      Cancer: Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to improve waiting times for cancer treatment in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated...

      Hospitals: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide £312 million in funding for Shropshire's Hospital Transformation programme.

      Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make it his policy to publish a national cancer plan.

      Period Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle period poverty.

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has a planned timetable for making the ban on administering puberty blockers to children permanent.

      Ambulance Services: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) the South Western Ambulance Service...

      Watford Hospital: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will visit West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust within his first 100 days to be briefed on plans for the construction of...

      Health Professions: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public, consultation response: analysis,...

      North Devon Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expedite delivery of the Our Future Hospital programme funding for North Devon District Hospital to ensure that the new...

      Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to roll out Fracture Liaison Services.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the appointment of the Armed Forces Commissioner.

    • Armed Forces: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for establishing an Armed Forces Commissioner.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Armed Forces Commissioner will play in delivering his Department’s response to the Kerslake Commission.

      Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to the review entitled Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation,...

      Indo-Pacific Region: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March...

      EU Countries: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his expected timetable is to negotiate a new UK-EU security agreement.

      Germany: Military Alliances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for securing a defence and security agreement with Germany.

      Armed Forces: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will be the (a) role and (b) remit of the proposed new Armed Forces Commissioner.

      RAF Halton: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to review the proposed closure of RAF Halton.

      Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will increase the use of Armed Forces personnel in supporting movements of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

      Army: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that the Army continue to have a presence in the city of York.

      Armed Forces: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New era for defence: government launches root and branch review of UK Armed Forces, published...

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many high level experts will participate in the Strategic Defence Review.

      Military Aircraft: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to increase the sanctions for flying over (a) military establishments, (b) facilities providing (i) equipment, (ii) goods and...

      Defence: Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure the Strategic Defence Review team engages fully with UK defence industry (a) primes and (b) SMEs.

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure the Strategic Defence Review engages with each nation of the UK.

      Bomb Disposal: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans to continue with the procurement of T4 bomb disposal robots.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 5 of the report of the Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Accommodation entitled Homes unfit for heroes, what estimate he has...

      Indo-Pacific Region: Aircraft Carriers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to deploy the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group to the Indo-Pacific in 2025.

      Indo-Pacific Region: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including an Indo-Pacific defence strategy in his planned Strategic Review.

      Nuclear Submarines: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the current Prime Minister's announcement of the nuclear triple lock and his statement on the delivery of all future upgrades needed...

      Veterans: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to appoint a National Veterans Commissioner.

      Global Combat Air Programme: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on the Future Combat Air System Tempest programme.

      Armed Forces: Visas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for ending visa fees for non-UK dependents who have served four or more years in the armed forces.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish a timescale within which the UK will spend 2.5 per cent of its GDP on...

      DMRC Headley Court: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the extent to which medical equipment that was used at Headley Court Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre has...

      Veterans: Public Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department are taking to ensure veterans are effectively supported to access public services.

      Veterans: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to support veterans in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

      LGBT Veterans Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made in implementing the remaining recommendations of the LGBT Veterans Independent Review. published in May 2023.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the manufacture of artillery shells to be supplied to the Ukrainian government.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy that the UK will spend at least £3bn on support for Ukraine in each financial year of this Parliament.

      Aircraft Carriers: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the contract for six new landing and assault craft for the Royal Marines; and when he expects those craft to enter service.

      Veterans: Cost of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support veterans with the cost of living.

      Veterans: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he plans to allocate to Op Prosper over this Parliament.

      Veterans: Employment Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to continue the Operation Prosper campaign.

      Military Bases: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the proposed closure of (a) Imphal Barracks in York and (b) other barracks.

      Ministry of Defence: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for delivering improved technology and data management in his Department’s maintenance regime.

      Office for Veterans' Affairs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the operating budget will be for the Office for Veterans Affairs in each financial year of this Parliament.

      Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of UK Government Welfare Services for...

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Veterans’ ID cards have been delivered.

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been received for Veterans’ ID cards.

      AWACS: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase from three to five the number of E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft on order for the Royal Air Force.

      Veterans: Identity Cards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) applied for and (b) received a Veterans' ID Card in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many anti-tank missiles were procured by his Department for Ukraine (a) directly and (b) through international routes since the outbreak of that...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many air defence systems were procured by his Department for Ukraine (a) directly and (b) through international routes since the outbreak of that...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many small arms ammunition his Department has procured for Ukraine (a) directly and (b) via international routes since the outbreak of the conflict.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many artillery shells were procured by his Department for Ukraine (a) directly and (b) through international routes since the outbreak of that...

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on service family accommodation in each financial year of this Parliament.

      Boxer Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the expected delivery date for the Boxer programme.

      Ukraine: Guided Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of Storm Shadow missiles by Ukrainian armed forces.

      Ukraine: Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to strengthen ties between the UK and Ukrainian defence industry.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian Armed Forces recruits have been trained by (a) UK armed forces and (b) international partners in the UK since 2014.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits have been trained under Operation Interflex since its inception.

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy to maintain support for Operation Interflex.

  • Treasury

    • Business Rates

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of existing business rate valuations on (a) high street independent shops and (b) pubs and other...

    • Fishguard: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the volume of trade was between Fishguard and the Republic of Ireland in the (a) latest period for which data is available and (b) corresponding...

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission an independent review into the loan charge.

      Nurseries

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the value of income tax exemption under the workplace nursery scheme in each year from (a) 2018-19 to (b) 2023-24.

      Beer: Excise Duties

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of differential duty for draught beer on (a) pubs and (b) clubs.

      Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure the availability of free access to cash.

      Banking Hubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to support the provision of bank hubs in local communities across the UK.

  • Home Office

    • Care Workers: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will undertake a review of the treatment by agencies of staff recruited from overseas to work in the adult social care sector through...

    • Migration Impacts Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a migration impacts fund.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will take to ensure that Fire Authorities maintain nationally agreed safety standards.

      Fire and Rescue Services: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the governance of fire and rescue services.

      Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to tackle the number of small boat crossings.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers.

      Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department makes an assessment of the socio-economic background of an area when determining the location of asylum accommodation.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Community Orders: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of community service sentencing in reducing levels of reoffending in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme...

    • Prisoners' Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners released between October 2023 and June 2024 under the End of Custody Supervised License scheme were...

      Legal Aid Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on ensuring value for money in legal aid provision.

      Crossbows: Convictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of violent crimes involving a crossbow in the last five years.

      Domestic Abuse: Family Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the family court system (a) provides adequate support for court users who have experienced abuse by their (i)...

      Domestic Abuse: Family Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that legal aid is available to people using the family courts who have been subject to (a) financial control and (b)...

  • Cabinet Office

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will (a) review the definition of affordable housing and (b) ensure that definition is linked to average wages...

    • Council Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of national house building targets will be for council housing in the next five years.

      Anglesey Freeport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for making a decision on the Anglesey Freeport draft Outline Business Case.

      Waking Watch Replacement Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of the Waking Watch Replacement Fund was spent.

      Planning: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how much funding will be allocated by...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8 July 2024, how her Department defines stalled...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • St Vincent and the Grenadines: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help residents of the Union Island.

    • Russia: Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on helping to implement sanctions on Russian crude...

      Colombia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the political situation in Colombia.

      British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help tackle (a) money laundering and (b) tax evasion in the Crown Dependencies and...

      Gaza: Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Israeli Government on increasing the flow of water to Gaza through the...

  • Department for Transport

    • A361

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of safety measures in place for the A361 around Frome.

    • A39: Bypasses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of the proposed A39 Camelford bypass.

      Cars: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to restrict the sale of cars to (a) registered UK...

      River Tamar: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allocating funding towards the maintenance of the Tamar toll bridge.

      Roads: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of miles of roads in (a) Dunstable and (b) Leighton Buzzard that are in poor condition.

      River Tamar: Bridges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what decision she plans to take on the proposed changes to the toll for the Tamar Bridge crossing.

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 459 on Bus Services: Concessions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact...

      Durham Coast Line: Overcrowding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods.

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 459 on Bus Services: Concessions, whether she plans to extend the Get around for £2 bus fare...

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to provide funding to Network Rail for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement proposals.

      Railways: North of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve rail connectivity between (a) Liverpool and (b) other northern cities.

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans to take to (a) improve connectivity between the North and the Midlands, (b) increase capacity on the West Coast Main...

      Transport: East Riding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on East Riding of Yorkshire Council receiving reallocated HS2 funding.

      Manchester Metrolink

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Draft Greater Manchester Rapid Transit Strategy, published by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on 10 July 2024, whether...

      Roads: Chesterfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the status is of the Chesterfield Staveley Regeneration route.

      Roads: Graffiti

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to require local highway authorities to remove (a) racist and (b) other offensive graffiti from structures adjacent to the...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Exports: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to help increase exports from (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire to European countries.

    • Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to review arms sales to Israel.

      Arms Trade: Export Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to assess impact of international humanitarian law on arms exports.

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make it his policy to place a moratorium on arms exports to Israel, in the context of the conflict between Israel and Gaza.

  • Prime Minister

    • Cabinet

      To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of inviting the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs to Cabinet.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Supply: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing energy bill discounts of (a) £10,000 over ten years to...

    • Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he is undertaking a review of the eligibility criteria for community benefits for electricity transmission.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding has been allocated to transfer the (a) Government Digital Service, (b) Central Digital and Data Office and (c)...

    • ICT: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timetable is for delivering the exascale supercomputer facility in Edinburgh.

      Artificial Intelligence: EU Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with his European counterparts on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, EU Regulation...

      Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward legislative...

  • Department for Education

    • Skilled Workers: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the (a) inspection process for Skills Bootcamp providers and (b) education inspection framework for...

    • Schools: Hastings and Rye

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the University of Brighton Academies Trust on the proportion of the public funding it receives that is passed on to...

      Frankley Hill School Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department’s transparency data, entitled Local authority applications to open a special free school: waves 3 and 4,...

      Special Educational Needs: Birmingham City Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she expects a third independent report into Birmingham City Council’s SEND service to be published in 2024.

      Breakfast Clubs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to introduce breakfast clubs in every school; and what her planned timescale is for the introduction of breakfast...

      Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the (a) (i) capacity of and (ii) number of pupils up to the end of Key Stage 4 enrolled in state-funded schools and...

      Special Educational Needs: Suffolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the provision of special educational needs and disability services for children in...

      Special Educational Needs: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for children in North Cornwall constituency to receive an Education, Health and Care needs assessment.

      Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to extend the Holiday Activities Fund.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to bring forward proposals for a statutory gambling levy.

    • Lotteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what data her Department holds on the funding raised for good causes by (a) the National Lottery and (b) society lotteries in each of...

      Lotteries: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to remove the annual sale limits for society lotteries.

      Prize Money

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to ensure that commercial free prizes draws are free to enter by digital means.

  • Northern Ireland Office

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing children and young people with cancer to apply for (a) Personal Independence...

    • Bereavement Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to implement the second bullet point of recommendation two in section seven of the report by the UK Commission on...

      Pensions and Social Security Benefits: Armed Forces

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) War Pensions and (b) Armed Forces Compensation Scheme awards are not counted as income for the...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle unemployment for people aged between 18 and 24.

      Women against State Pension Inequality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to meet with representatives from the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.

      State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of women there are who were born after 6 April 1950 in (a) Dunfermline and Dollar constituency and...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend the Housing Support Fund.

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting a target for the level of food bank usage by the end of this...

  • Scotland Office

    • Miscarriages of Justice: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Parliament on tackling the time taken for compensation claims in relation to miscarriages of justice to...

  • Wales Office

    • Prime Minister: Wales

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

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • South Sudan: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of South Sudan to ensure that the elections which will take place in that country on 22 December will be...

    • Sudan: Terrorism

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 2024 Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, which warns that Sudan risks becoming an ideal environment...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of the number of people killed, injured or displaced during the war in Sudan; and what progress is being made to secure a settlement.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health: Screening

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the take-up of commercial health tests on NHS costs; what oversight is given to the efficacy and reliability...

    • Diagnosis: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact of using AI tools to (1) improve patient outcomes and, (2) reduce uncertainty in diagnoses.

      Health: Men

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop a men's health strategy for England; and to encourage higher primary care attendance among men.

      European Medicines Agency

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to seek a closer relationship with the European Medicines Agency.

      Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to ensure that the Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine is commissioned for all infants for the 2024/25 winter season sessions.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Terrorism: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to hold further public inquiries into Troubles-related terrorist activity in Northern Ireland; and if so, what criteria they use to...

    • Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland about its legal action against them concerning the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and...

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