Written answers

Llun, 29 Gorffennaf 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • General Practitioners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP (a) practices and (b) premises there were in each current ICB area in each month since January 2010.

    • Dental Health: Pupils

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, when the UK National Screening Committee will next review...

      Dental Services and General Practitioners: Aldershot

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) GP and (b) dental provision in Aldershot constituency; and what plans he has to...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that those proscribed puberty blockers for the treatment of gender incongruence will...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the UK’s position on the prescription of puberty blockers for the...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Recommendation 6 on page 35 of the Cass Review, published in April 2024, what plans he has for the extent of a further...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with (a) young trans young people and (b) their families to discuss the prescription of puberty blockers for the...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to monitor the potential impact of the ban on puberty blockers on (a) the mental health and...

      Gender Dysphoria: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the ban on puberty blockers on the mental health of trans...

      Health Services: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to commence preparations for winter planning; and if he will make it his policy to prioritise funding for increased levels...

      Doctors and Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors were employed by the NHS in (i) May 2010 and (ii) the most recent month for which data is available.

      Nervous System: Pain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people were medically treated for severe nerve pain in the last 12 months.

      Halton Hospital

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of when Halton Hospital Campus will be completed.

      Baby Care Units: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS trusts receive funding for high-risk neonatal services.

      Baby Care Units: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of nurses are qualified in intensive neonatal care and work in high-risk neonatal units.

      Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of prescribing semiglutides on the NHS for patients with polycystic...

      NHS: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS budget was in (a) cash terms and (b) adjusted for inflation in the (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24 financial year.

      Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing mandatory safe registered nurse staffing levels in all forms of...

      Genito-urinary Medicine: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will maintain levels of funding for sexual health services.

      Obesity: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle childhood obesity in Dudley.

      Nitazenes: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help reduce the use of (a) nitazenes and (b) other illicit substances in areas where there is growing use...

      Health Services: Cramlington and Killingworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce health inequalities in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.

      Motor Neurone Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) increase research funding, (b) improve access to specialist care and (c) provide better...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Fly-tipping: South Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of fly tipping there were in South Norfolk constituency in each of the last five years.

    • Furs: Imports and Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the import and sale of fur.

      Farming Recovery Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what percentage of eligible applicants to the Farming Recovery Fund have received full compensation; and what his planned...

      Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers before October 2027.

      Birds: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of birds that were killed by onshore wind turbines in each of the last...

      Food: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to introduce mandatory food waste reporting for large businesses.

      Walley's Quarry Landfill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish all correspondence between his Department and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council on the Walleys Quarry...

      Agriculture: Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to continue the annual farm to fork summit.

      Farmers: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase support for farmers to mitigate the impacts of crops (a) lost and (b) not planted due to wet...

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce a legally binding food security target.

      Water Companies: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 July 2024 on First steps to reform water sector, what steps he is taking to...

      Sewage: Poole

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Poole constituency.

      Water Companies: Reform

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 18 July 2024 on First steps to reform water sector, HCWS3, under what...

      Litter: Roads

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help reduce roadside littering.

      Sewage: Bolton West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of sewage discharges into watercourses in Bolton West constituency in...

      Environment Act 2021

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK's progress in meeting the targets included in the Environment Act 2021.

      Sewage: Hastings and Rye

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle sewage discharges by Southern Water in Hastings and Rye.

      Sewage: Aylesbury

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle illegal sewage discharges in waterways in Aylesbury constituency.

      South West Water: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) raw sewage and (b) other polluting discharges into (i) rivers and (ii) coastal waters were recorded by (A) the...

      Agriculture: Rain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing compensation for farming businesses...

      Flood Control: Gedling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the improvement of flood (a) defences and (b) resilience in Gedling constituency.

  • Home Office

    • Money Laundering

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the suspicious activity report programme.

    • Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on changes to the level of the baseline minimum salary for Skilled Worker visas.

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on changes to the level of the baseline minimum salary for family visas for spouses and partners.

      Visas: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating an emergency family reunion visa scheme for people affected by the...

      Civil Disorder: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with West Yorkshire Police on the recent disorder in Harehills, Leeds.

      Anti-social Behaviour: Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide (a) financial and (b) other support to local community organisations to help tackle anti-social behaviour in...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the Northeye detention centre in Bexhill.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve neighbourhood policing.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ban ninja swords, zombie knives and machetes.

      Asylum: Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has commissioned the use of any hotel accommodation in the London Borough of Havering for the purpose of housing...

      Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government plans to take to tackle violence against women and girls.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Civil Servants: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the civil service pay remit guidance for the 2024-25 financial year.

    • Department for Business and Trade: Procurement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to issue new guidance on social value in procurement.

      Cabinet Office: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the contract of employment for non-executive directors has been fully complied with since 5 July 2024.

      Cabinet Office: Directors

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-executive directors have had their contract of employment terminated since 5 July 2024.

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of school funding per pupil in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) the rest of the country.

    • Children: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to help alleviate child poverty in Burton and Uttoxeter constituency.

      Islamophobia: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating education on islamophobia in schools.

      Free School Meals: Ealing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to pages 63-65 of the policy paper entitled, King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes, published by the Prime Minister's Office on...

      Private Education: Religion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her most recent estimate is of the number of pupils on roll in independent schools of a religious character of the (a) Anglican, (b) Roman...

      Schools: Curriculum

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of state schools which teach the national curriculum.

      Special Educational Needs: Attendance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families with a child with (a) special educational needs and (b) pathological demand avoidance have been issued with a (i) parenting order,...

      Special Educational Needs: Cornwall

      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...

      Special Educational Needs: Cornwall

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

      Special Educational Needs: Academic Year

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure there is adequate provision for children with SEND to access activities during school holidays.

      Assessments and Curriculum: Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the Curriculum and Assessment Review panel chaired by Professor Becky Francis will be constituted.

      Special Educational Needs: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      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 Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

      Special Educational Needs: Nottinghamshire

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

      Primary Education: Free School Meals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the cost for introducing free school meals for all primary school children.

      Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children at (a) key stage one and two, (b) key stage three and four and (c) post-16 education are in (i) state-funded...

      Special Educational Needs: York Outer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet (a) the hon. Member for York Outer and (b) the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education in City of York Council to...

      Special Educational Needs: Burton and Uttoxeter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support SEND children and their parents in Burton and Uttoxeter constituency.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to take steps to improve train services in Hitchin constituency.

    • Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the insurance industry on car insurance premiums.

      Tankers: English Channel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that oil tankers that pass through the English Channel are adequately insured.

      Roads: Nottinghamshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road (a) maintenance and (b) conditions in (i) Gedling constituency and (ii) Nottinghamshire.

      Roads: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road (a) maintenance and (b) conditions in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.

      Roads: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with Staffordshire County Council on the condition of road surfaces in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency; and if she will...

      Roads: Cramlington and Killingworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the quality of road maintenance in Cramlington and Killingworth constituency.

      Roads: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide funding for the A50/A500 corridor upgrade.

      Driving Tests: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was between booking and taking a driving test in Hitchin constituency in the latest period for which data is available;...

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for introducing new trains on the Midland Mainline between Sheffield and London.

      Question

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will hold discussions with the metro mayors on the potential merits of electrifying the Midland Mainline.

      Bus Services: Fares

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average cost of bus fares is in (a) Hitchin constituency, (b) Bedfordshire and (c) North Hertfordshire.

      Roads: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to fund road maintenance in Hitchin constituency.

      Driving Licences: Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the DVLA will publish a comprehensive list of reportable medical conditions.

      Transport: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate her Department has made of the level of (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage (c) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active...

      Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the rail network enhancements pipeline.

      Roads: Chesterfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Derbyshire County Council on a timetable for commencing investigations to ensure the viability of the proposed...

      Bus Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to allow county councils to take control of their local bus services.

      Bus Services: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of bus services in (i) County Durham and (ii) the North East in collaboration with...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Russia: Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that oil from Russia refined in other countries (a) does not evade...

    • British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to provide consular assistance to British nationals who are detained...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish legal advice obtained under the previous Government on its decision to challenge the...

      Occupied Territories: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of UK-funded aid programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories...

      Gaza: Charities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British-registered charities working in Gaza have experienced (a) staff or volunteers being (i) killed...

      Bangladesh: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bangladesh on (a) possible human rights violations against...

      Bangladesh: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bangladesh on (a) ending violence and unrest and (b)...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Mobile Broadband: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mobile signal roaming in rural areas.

    • 4G: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take to help improve 4G signal (a) partial not spots and (b) total not spots.

      Broadband: North Shropshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he expects every household in North Shropshire constituency to have access to gigabit broadband.

      Life Sciences: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to support the life sciences sector (a) in the North West and (b) generally.

      BioYorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to meet with representatives from BioYorkshire.

  • Treasury

    • Bank Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help preserve access to banking on high streets.

    • Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility has played a role in her review of public finances.

      Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had access to papers produced (a) for and (b) by the previous Administration in the course of her review of public finances.

      Economic Growth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether estimates of growth were based on assumptions made by (a) special advisers and (b) Ministers; and if...

      Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions she had transition talks with officials in her Department in the last Parliament; and whether she had discussions on economic...

      Public Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether her review of public finances has been based on assumptions made by (a) special advisers and (b)...

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual budget for the proposed Office for Value for Money; whether that body will be established in statute; and how its...

      Childcare: Applications

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made on the effectiveness of the system for applying for tax-free childcare.

      Tax Avoidance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has (a) received representations from and (b) held discussions with campaigners on the loan charge.

      Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the increase in alcohol duty for spirits introduced in 2023 on the Scotch whisky industry.

      Banking Hubs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her planned timetable is for introducing banking hubs in communities affected by bank branch closures.

      Northern Rock: Nationalisation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to help compensate small shareholders impacted by the nationalisation of Northern Rock PLC.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what methodology her Department will use to set mandatory housing targets.

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many houses will be constructed as part of the Affordable Housing Programme 2021 - 2026.

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) councils will be required to review their Local Plans in order to undertake Green Belt reviews and (b)...

      Buildings: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by what date she intends to make it a requirement that all new homes and buildings should have solar panels as default...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many existing planning permissions there are where building has not yet started.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether houses that were given planning permission under the previous Government but not yet built are included in her...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the number of houses that will be built in 2024.

      High Rise Flats: Insulation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to speed up cladding remediation programmes.

      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...

      Cornish Language

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to give the Cornish language protected status under the provisions of Articles 8-14 of...

      Fly-tipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities are properly funded to tackle fly tipping.

      Birmingham City Council: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 216 on Birmingham City Council: Insolvency, whether (a) Ministers...

      Local Government Services: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure that the fair funding formula accounts for the increased cost of delivering services in rural areas.

      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...

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 18 July 2024 on the Court of Appeal judgment in...

    • Surveillance: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to figure 19.6 of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office’s annual report 2022, published on 26 March 2024,...

      Water Charges: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on water charges in Northern Ireland.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to introduce a national register of short-term rented properties to help ensure that those properties are...

    • Museums and Galleries: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to provide additional ringfenced funding to councils for local museums.

      Museums and Galleries: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many museums have closed in the last 10 years.

      Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that Northern Ireland is represented in future appointments within her remit.

      Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-establishing the Leveson Part Two inquiry.

      Charities: Lotteries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of a statutory gambling levy on funds available to charities who...

      Prize Money

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of regulating commercial free prizes draws as a gambling product.

      Football: County Durham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) help build new grassroots football facilities and (b) renovate existing pitches for...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Marriage: Humanism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of legally recognising humanist marriages.

    • Criminal Proceedings: Audio Recordings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason Crown courts can refuse to release audio recordings of criminal hearings.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Solar Power: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of non-residential building roof space that is (a) available and (b) suitable for the...

    • Solar Power: Xinjiang

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy that solar arrays produced using polysilicon mined in Xinjiang province should not be used in the UK.

      Longannet Power Station

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to have discussions with Scottish Power on the future potential of the site of the former Longannet Generating...

      Electric Cables: Infrastructure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing community benefit for electricity infrastructure...

      Offshore Industry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the role of industry input in the delivery of his policies on North Sea oil and gas.

      Solar Power: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps enable households with solar panels and battery storage to receive the rate of wholesale electricity as...

      British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme and Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department has received from the (a) Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and (b) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme...

      Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many (a) former miners and (b) former miners' widows are in receipt of a mineworkers' pension in (i) City of Durham...

      Climate Change Convention: Ministers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Ministers will attend COP29 in November 2024.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Office for Veterans' Affairs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of having the Office for Veterans' Affairs within his Department.

    • Armed Forces: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the continuity of education allowance for service families.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing minimum standards for single living accommodation.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in (a) policy and (b)...

    • Social Security Benefits: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish her Department's response to the consultation entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and...

  • Department for Business and Trade

  • Treasury

    • Sanctions: Russia

      To ask His Majesty's Government why the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation is allowing payments to representatives of sanctioned Russian Companies and individuals while war in Ukraine...

    • Crown Estate Commissioners: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government about devolving the Crown Estate.

      Landfill Tax: Fraud

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to tackle landfill tax fraud.

      Politically Exposed Persons

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect new guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons to be implemented.

      Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that those flying from Belfast airports to the EU can buy duty-free goods.

      Business: Money

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take to ensure that businesses trading on a cash-only basis are paying the required tax.

  • Department for Transport

    • Trains: Air Conditioning

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take against East Midlands Railway for running trains with no working air conditioning during recent spells of hot weather, resulting in...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Animal Products: Imports

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ban the import of trophies taken from endangered species.

    • Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish a new UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy.

      Hares: Animal Welfare

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for introducing legislation to introduce a close season for hares in England, following the publication of DEFRA’s Action Plan for...

      Plastics: Treaties

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their priorities in the negotiations on a UN plastics treaty due to conclude in December; and whether they plan to support a legally binding limit on...

      Landfill: Health Hazards

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) reopen investigations into the death of Zane Gbangbola through a public inquiry or other measures, and (2) examine the health...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Translation Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the invitation to tender for the next contract to provide spoken word translation and interpreting services for HM Courts and Tribunals Service will be issued.

    • Crime: Victims

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the public consultation on the proposed amendments to the Victims' Code under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 has been launched; and if not, when this...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the cases of those still subject to the "two strikes” sentence imposed under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act...

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Peers

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many current members of the House of Lords will be aged 80 or over by 1 June 2029; and what is the breakdown by party group, including cross-bench membership.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Wind Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comparative energy conversion efficiency of onshore and offshore wind turbines.

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