Written answers

Gwener, 26 Gorffennaf 2024

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Custodial Treatment: Men

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many adult men with no previous convictions were taken into immediate custody from (a) Crown and (b) magistrates courts for sentences of (i) below...

    • Cammell Laird: Strikes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a review of the jailing of the Cammell Laird workers who took strike action in 1984.

      Electronic Tagging

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people under electronic monitoring broke the conditions of their release in each year since 2015.

      Prisons: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing empty buildings for use as prisons.

      Prisoners' Release: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure a continuity of care for individuals released from prison via the early release scheme that were...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Regional Planning and Development: Torridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the levelling up partnership in Torridge will move forward according to its current...

    • General Election 2024: Absent Voting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to take steps to review postal voting delays that occurred during the general election 2024.

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 207 on Vagrancy Act 1824, whether it is her Department's policy to...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to continue the Community Ownership Fund with the same terms of reference.

      Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisemitism in the United Kingdom.

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when monies will be released to successful bidders for the Community Ownership Fund.

      Empty Property: Shops

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of unoccupied shops on high streets in (a) Dunstable and Leighton...

      Unadopted Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of households in (a) the UK and (b) Hitchin constituency that are located...

      Housing: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the impact of net immigration on housing supply.

      Flats: Leasehold

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timescales are for banning new leasehold flats and ensuring that commonhold is the default tenure.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to (a) engage and (b) work with (i) cooperatives and (ii) community-led not-for-profit...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on (a) Strategic Environmental Assessments and (b) Environmental Impact Assessments.

      Permitted Development Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) remove or (b) curtail permitted development rights that were introduced since May 2010; and...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure that (a) conservation areas and (b) listed buildings are treated sensitively...

      National Policy Statements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for completion of each of the revised National Policy Statements.

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's press release entitled, Deputy Prime Minister kickstarts new devolution revolution...

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of implementing a Hull and East Yorkshire devolution deal.

      Combined Authorities: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to invite representatives of (a) Cornwall and (b) the Isles of Scilly to the Council of the Nations...

      Planning: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to recruit additional planning inspectors to support the Nationally Significant Infrastructure...

      Stoke-on-Trent City Council: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the terms of the financial support package given by her Department to Stoke-on-Trent City Council...

      Parking: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy to publish a statutory code of practice under the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

      UK Shared Prosperity Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether funding through the Shared Prosperity Scheme will continue after March 2025.

      Empty Property: Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to help (a) revitalize commercial areas and (b) encourage new businesses to...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to (a) support communities across the UK in taking ownership of assets at risk of closure...

      Local Plans: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she expects the consultation on the York Local Plan to be concluded.

      Business: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the £20 million funding provided to the National Cyber Innovation Centre in Cheltenham under...

      General Election 2024: Absent Voting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the number of electors registered for a postal...

      General Election 2024: Absent Voting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to review the effectiveness of the administration of postal votes during the General Election...

      Community Ownership Fund: Marhamchurch

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to make a decision about the application to the Community Ownership Fund from Marhamchurch Parish...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the status is of applications submitted to the Community Ownership Fund Round 4 Window 1.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that infrastructure is improved before housing developments are proposed in the South...

      Affordable Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the funding required to meet levels of demand for affordable housing.

      Regeneration: Basildon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has discussed the Laindon Centre with Basildon Council.

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department will set affordable housing targets.

      Derelict Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the grey belt will be designated; and whether she plans Ministerial involvement in such designation.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform nutrient neutrality rules to meet her Department’s housing targets.

      New Towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many new towns the Government plans on building.

      Temporary Accommodation: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to local authorities of providing temporary accommodation.

      Housing First: North West and West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to confirm the future of the Housing First pilots in (a) the Liverpool City Region, (b) Greater...

      Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department will publish its expected timeline for establishing a unit to end homelessness.

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of her time she plans to allocate to her responsibilities relating to (a) housing, (b) communities,...

      Holiday Accommodation: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much public funding has been granted to provide subsidies to holiday homes which have applied for small business...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to reform local government finance to ensure funding allocations take greater account...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has plans to reform council tax.

      Second Homes: Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to allow local authorities to increase Council Tax by up to 500% on second homes.

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to review the (a) distribution and (b) quantum of local government funding.

      Housing: Change of Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring planning permission for converting permanent...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of (a) rural exceptions planning policies and...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to reduce housing targets for local planning authorities in the metropolitan greenbelt...

      Planning: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to assess the adequacy of (a) roads, (b) other physical infrastructure, (c) GP...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Caribbean: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to support the Caribbean Community's Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice.

    • China: British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of China's new judicial guidelines imposing criminal...

      Deep Sea Mining

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent deep sea mining.

      Sudan: Famine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce famine in Sudan.

      Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Ministers will attend CHOGM 2024.

      Zimbabwe: Economic Cooperation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to promote economic cooperation between the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.

      UK-Africa Investment Summit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to re-schedule the UK-African Investment Summit.

      Spain: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment f the potential merits of negotiating a reciprocal agreement with the Government of...

      Georgia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Georgia on the passing of the law on the...

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that companies that (a) manage and (b) insure the shipping of liquefied natural...

      Balkans: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure stability in the Western Balkans.

      Unrwa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on 19 July 2024, Official Report, column 300 on Israel and Gaza, if his...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to assess Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law in Gaza.

      British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help free (a) Alaa Abd El-Fattah, (b) Jagtar Johal Signh, (c) Jimmy Lai and...

      Israel: UNRWA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to have discussions with his Israeli counterpart on reports of (a) torture and (b) other...

      Unrwa

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department last met representatives of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA); and whether he plans to...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the compatability of mandating a minimum quota of domestic products in public procurement...

    • UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625, what charges are due to be placed on Northern Ireland...

      Pigs: Livestock Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government response to the consultation entitled Contractual practice in the UK pig sector, published...

      Animal Welfare

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will produce an animal protection strategy.

      Animal Housing: Pigs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the use of farrowing crates for pigs.

      Fly-tipping: Cramlington and Killingworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of instances of fly tipping in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department plans to spend on flood defences in each of the next three financial years.

      Rights of Way

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the right to roam.

      Farmers: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to provide financial assistance to farmers in debt.

      Dairy Products: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of changes to labelling costs on dairy businesses after 1...

      Agriculture: Rain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of the recent period of prolonged and increased rainfall on the...

  • Treasury

    • Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to repeal the Pensions Increase (Pension Scheme for Keir Starmer QC) Regulations 2013.

    • Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information was provided to the Prime Minister on the public finances prior to taking office; whether he has received any additional information since...

      Development Aid

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to restore the level of funding allocated to international development and aid projects to 0.7% of GDP.

      Private Education: VAT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to consult stakeholders on her Department's proposed policy to implement VAT on private school fees.

  • Home Office

    • Police Stations: Halifax

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in Halifax since May 2010; and what the (a) name and (b) postcode was of each station.

    • Police Stations: Cheshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in Cheshire since May 2010.

      Anti-social Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the introduction of new respect orders.

      Anti-social Behaviour: West Yorkshire

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

      Burglary: Cornwall and Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to improve response times for burglaries in (a) North Cornwall constituency and (b) the Devon and Cornwall...

      Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the extent of (a) violence towards and (b) abuse of (i) shop staff and (ii) volunteers in the charity retail...

      Police: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police officers who left the service in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England in each of the last...

      Confiscation Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much money has accrued to the public purse in confiscation orders in each year since 2010; and how much of that money was allocated in...

      Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour and Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the challenges of policing (a) criminal and (b) anti-social use of off-road bikes.

      Crossbows

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the use of crossbows in violent crime.

      Demonstrations: Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Oral Statement of 18 July 2024 on Prison Capacity, Official Report columns 175-177, if she will commission a review...

      Police Patrolling: Urban Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for returning police patrols to town centres.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report entitled An inspection of the immigration system...

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Ukrainian nationals living in the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme will lose any (a) rights and (b) entitlements before the...

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the treatment that people with similar names to other individuals on watchlists receive...

      Visas: Sponsorship

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report entitled An inspection of the immigration system...

      Alternatives to Prison: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) cost efficiency of alternative to detention pilot projects operated by her...

      Fraud: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle online fraud targeted at elderly people.

      Border Security Command: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to the Border Security Command in each of the next three financial years.

      UK Border Force: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish standardised best practice guides for Border Force Operational Support Officers.

      British National (Overseas): Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set a target date for British National (Overseas) passport holders to be able to use eGates at the UK border.

      Immigration Controls: Undocumented Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people absconded from ports of entry after being detained by Border Force officers in each year since 2010.

      Visas: Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a humanitarian visa for people from Gaza to receive medical aid in the UK.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to review the impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation on (a) movement and (b) the tourism...

      Electronic Travel Authorisations: Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the potential impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation...

      Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau: Criminal Investigation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau on the potential merits of opening a criminal...

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.

      Orgreave

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for (a) launching and (b) concluding an investigation or inquiry into the events at Orgreave in 1984.

      Motor Vehicles: Theft

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the use of keyless theft equipment in vehicle-related crimes; if she will make an...

      Shoplifting: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that shoplifters who steal goods worth under £200 are charged.

      Emergency Services: Medals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a medal for seriously injured and medically retired emergency service...

      Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was allocated to (a) each police force in England and Wales, (b) each government department, (c) each local authority and (d) other...

      Crime: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the financial impact of rural crime on the agriculture sector in Norfolk.

      National Security: China

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential security threat from China to the UK.

      Immigration Controls: Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accuracy of individual identification carried out by the technical infrastructure which...

      UK Border Force: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will review Border Force’s use of Police and Reporting Notebook Organiser.

      Passports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of delays in issuing (a) new passports and (b) renewals.

      Iran and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the influence of the (a) Iranian regime and (b) Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

  • Department for Transport

    • High Speed 2 Line: Aylesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with HS2 Ltd to ensure that HS2 works in Aylesbury constituency result in minimal disruption.

    • Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review future capital expenditure on the concrete roads programme.

      Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton Railway Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the feasibility of electrifying the railway line between Birmingham, Wellington and Shrewsbury.

      Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals to make permanent the temporary weigh limits for volumetric mobile concrete plants.

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on the bus fare cap post 2024.

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the licensing of taxis.

      Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the average cost per passenger journey to the public purse of the £2 bus fare cap in each local transport authority.

      Avanti West Coast: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the service provided by Avanti West Coast.

      Public Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Demand Responsive Transport schemes in which locations have been funded under the Bus service improvement plan..

      Bus Services: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to improve the bus network in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

      Taxis: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Deregulation Act 2015 on the number and proportion of licences to operate taxis within...

      Roads: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the independent report entitled Birmingham City Council: Statutory intervention update letter from Commissioners of 9 January 2024,...

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on (a) the status of the Ely area capacity enhancement and (b) its potential impact on rail capacity...

      Bus Services and Roads: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using capital expenditure released by the cancellation of elements of HS2 project for (a)...

      A30

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) Cornwall Council and (b) National Highways on road safety on the (a) A30 and (b) B3257 junction at...

      Motorways: Safety Measures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new emergency refuges will be constructed as part of the programme of retrofitting to existing smart motorways.

      Roads: Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide £153 million funding for local highways maintenance in Shropshire.

      London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the reliability of the C2C service from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness via Laindon and Basildon.

      Wymondham Station: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Network Rail on the status of the Wymondham train station accessibility upgrades.

      Railways: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to (a) improve transparency of rail fares and (b) make rail travel more accessible through lower ticket cost options.

      Abellio Greater Anglia: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the reliability of the Greater Anglia service from Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria via Billericay.

      Railways: Concessions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the Veterans Railcard should cost the same as the HM Forces Railcard.

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is on the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport.

      London Northwestern Railway

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of services provided by London Northwestern Railway and (b) whether London Northwestern...

      Active Travel: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help people living in rural villages to benefit from safe active travel routes to larger urban areas to access...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Health Services: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department will continue the work of the Department’s Children in Hospital Stakeholder Group.

    • Working Conditions: Temperature

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum workplace temperature.

      Child Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many exemptions to the two-child benefit limit due to rape have been (a) requested and (b) granted since that exemption was introduced.

      Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people, (b) children and (c) pensioners were in absolute poverty in (i) May 2010 and (ii) the last month for which figures are...

      Unemployment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to Question 706 on Unemployment, what the headline level of economic inactivity was in (a) March-May...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in Blyth and Ashington constituency are impacted by the two child benefit cap.

  • Department for Education

    • Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the (a) (i) capacity of and (ii) number of students aged 16-19 enrolled in state-funded (A) sixth forms and (B)...

    • Teachers: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in (i) Hitchin constituency and (ii) East of England.

      Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of broadening the eligibility criteria for children to receive free school meals.

      Special Educational Needs: Hampshire and Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Surrey and Hampshire; and what steps she plans to take to support local authorities...

      Non-teaching Staff: Labour Turnover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of trends in the levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of school support staff in (i) Trafford and (ii) England...

      Alternative Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to enable the state education system to provide alternative provision without recourse to the private sector.

      Special Educational Needs: Dorset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; and what steps she plans to take to support the...

      Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil was in mainstream schools in (a) Birmingham Northfield constituency, (b) Birmingham, (c) the West Midlands and (d)...

      Special Educational Needs: Central Bedfordshire Council and North Hertfordshire District Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to support (a) Central Bedfordshire Council (b) North Hertfordshire Council with SEND provision.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to reform the SEND system.

      Special Educational Needs: North East Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support (a) children with SEND and (b) their parents, families and carers in North East Hertfordshire constituency.

      Special Educational Needs: Trafford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children (a) with an education, health and care plan and (b) who had previously been identified in the SEN Support...

      Schools: Liverpool

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number school places in Liverpool.

      Non-teaching Staff: Halifax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of school support staff in (i) Halifax constituency and...

      Special Educational Needs: Aylesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support (a) children with SEND and (b) their parents, families and carers in the Aylesbury constituency.

      Schools: Cheshire East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real terms per pupil funding was for schools in Cheshire East at (a) primary and (b) secondary level in each financial year since 2010.

      Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the SEND funding formula allocations for pupils in Hertfordshire.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance entitled Summer born children: advice for admission authorities, published on 27 April 2023, whether she plans to...

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children receive special educational needs and disability services in (a) Suffolk and (b) the UK.

      Teachers: South Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the planned 6,500 new teachers will be delivered in South Shropshire constituency.

      Childcare: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of childcare in Hitchin constituency.

      Schools: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of (a) children and (b) young people not in school; and if she will commission a review into...

      Schools: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Mental Health Support Teams there were in (a) Hitchin constituency, (b) Bedfordshire and (c) North Hertfordshire in each year since 2010.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Electric Cables and Electricity Generation: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to sections 8 and 62 of the Electricity Act 1989, what his policy is on ensuring the right to public enquiry for...

    • Wylfa Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will proceed with the planned GW-scale nuclear power plant at Wylfa, as announced by the previous Government on 22 May 2024.

      Solar Power: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 373 on Solar Power: Supply Chains, which section of the Decision Letter...

      Solar Power: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 384 on Solar Power: Supply Chains, which section of the Decision Letter sets out...

      Energy Supply: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of promoting community-owned energy projects in the East of England...

      Fuels: Retail Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will introduce a statutory fuel finder scheme as recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority's Road Fuel Market Study.

      Fuels: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to take legislative steps to protect consumers of (a) petrol and (b) diesel from uncompetitive practices by retailers.

      Energy Supply and Fuel Poverty: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of levels of energy (a) poverty and (b) security in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii)...

      Great British Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to announce the location of the headquarters for GB Energy.

      Solar Power: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish all correspondence his Department has had on the Rosefield solar proposal in Buckinghamshire.

      Offshore Industry: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on new offshore licensing applications.

      Offshore Industry: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has carried out an economic impact assessment on banning new oil and gas exploration licences.

      Offshore Industry: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of his decision to not approve new oil and gas exploration licences...

      Electricity: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he plans to take with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to help ensure the resilience of the electricity...

      Electric Cables

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will undertake a review of overhead lines; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a...

      Wind Power: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of quadrupling offshore wind capacity on communities that will host...

      Wind Power: Bats and Birds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on onshore wind on (a) bats and (b) birds.

      Solar Power: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department (a) monitors and (b) plans to monitor the (i) area, (ii) type by agricultural grade and (iii) geographical...

      Electric Cables: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the oral contribution of the then Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero of 23 May 2024, Official Report,...

      Sizewell C Power Station: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to announce the amount of private investment raised for Sizewell C.

      Small Modular Reactors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timeline is for downselecting small modular reactor technologies for UK deployment.

      Solar Power: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices on applications for large scale solar farms of the...

      Wind Power: Tilbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of an underground first approach to new electricity infrastructure connecting...

      Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to encourage communities to support renewable energy network connection infrastructure in their localities.

      Electric Cables: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) £50,000, (b) £200,000 and (c) £500,000 per...

      Electric Cables: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing (a) £10,000, (b) £40,000 and (c) £100,000 per...

      Electric Cables: Buckinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with National Grid on the East Claydon substation.

      Solar Power: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to bring forward legislative proposals to require the solar industry to pay a standardised level of...

      Solar Power: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle the use of Uyghur forced labour in the supply chains of the solar industry.

      Solar Power: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that solar panels installed in the UK do not contain polysilicon manufactured...

      Electric Cables: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of of the potential merits of providing long-term financial compensation to communities...

      Great British Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to establish GB Energy.

      Solar Power: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to expand the Renewable Energy Planning Database to include additional information on the types of agricultural...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy was on external by default for recruitment to senior civil service roles by (a) department and (b) organisation on (i) 30...

    • Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information was provided to him on the public finances prior to taking office; whether he has received any additional information since taking...

      Elizabeth Emblem

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend eligibility for the Elizabeth Emblem award to all emergency service workers who are severely injured and medically retired from the...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to ensure that his Department is a psychologically safe place in which to work.

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to improve customer service for (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation.

      Ajax Vehicles: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to authorise further funds for ancillary purchases of equipment and enablers for the Ajax programme, beyond the existing firm...

      Defence: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the maintenance and repairs service provided by private contractors on the defence estate.

      Forces Help to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to continue the Armed Forces Help to Buy Scheme.

      Defence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total annual budget for administrative costs associated with conducting the Strategic Defence Review is.

      Ministry of Defence: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review his Department’s extreme weather contingency plans.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to implement recommendation seven of the Kerslake Commission on Armed Forces Housing's report entitled Homes unfit for heroes: The poor...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Harland and Wolff: Export Credit Guarantees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with Harland and Wolff on their application for an Export Development Guarantee.

    • Employment: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including measures to enable targets of bullying at work to take cases to an...

      Companies: Audit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce new corporate reporting requirements.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the updated General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) on SMEs...

      Collective Bargaining: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is his policy that trade unions should be able to initiate industrial action across all employers in a sector subject to...

      Arms Trade: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for Government policy on arms export licenses to Israel of the decision of the...

      Department for Business and Trade: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information was provided to him on the public finances prior to taking office; whether he has received any additional information since...

      Conditions of Employment: Regulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 21 of the Kings Speech 2024 background briefing notes, published 17 July 2024, what the projected annual budget will...

      Import Controls: Forced Labour

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing controls to prevent the import of products made with Uyghur forced labour.

      Public Holidays

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will establish an additional bank holiday to honour veterans on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Mobile Phones: Housing Estates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the of the potential merits of minimum standards for mobile phone signal on new-build...

    • Broadband: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether it is his Department's policy to provide £71.5 million funding for the roll-out of fast broadband to rural areas...

      Public Sector: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of AI on public sector productivity.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Sports: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the participation in sport for women of all ages.

    • Parthenon Sculptures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with (a) her Greek counterpart and (b) the Board of the British Museum on the potential merits of...

      Culture: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to meet with representatives of the Scottish arts and culture sector.

      Public Libraries: Aylesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to protect library services in Aylesbury constituency.

  • Wales Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of England’s Patient Safety Commissioner in the 'Hughes Report' on the sodium valproate and mesh...

    • Public Health: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether digital public health schemes have been launched over the last five years to drive improvement in the nation’s health; and, if so, what is their...

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of the cancellation of further stages of HS2; and whether they intend to undertake a formal reassessment of...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to repeal legislation providing for immigrants to be deported to Rwanda.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Housing: Pigs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to banning the use of pig farrowing crates, and whether they will hold a public consultation on such a ban.

    • Animal Products: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.

  • Treasury

    • Office for Budget Responsibility

      To ask His Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the accuracy of recent economic predictions made by the Office of Budget Responsibility.

    • Tourism: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the removal of tax-free shopping for international visitors, what steps they are taking to support affected small and medium-sized enterprises in...

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