Written answers

Mercher, 31 Gorffennaf 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Heart Diseases: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish an action plan to help tackle heart disease.

    • Social Services: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Hitchin constituency.

      General Practitioners: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide (a) support and (b) resources to help GP surgeries clear (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increasing...

      General Practitioners: North Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for GP appointments in North Cornwall constituency.

      General Practitioners: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Hitchin constituency.

      Autism: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the process to secure an autism diagnosis for children living in Newcastle-under-Lyme...

      Mental Health Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the NHS allocated to mental health services in (a) cash terms and (b) adjusted for inflation in the (i) 2009-10 and (ii)...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support adults affected by backlogs for ADHD assessments.

      Dental Services: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce training bonds for overseas dentists to work in the NHS for a fixed period.

      Mental Health Services: Hitchin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to mental health services in Hitchin constituency.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the social care system on the performance of the NHS; and if he will hold...

      Health Services: Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of physical rehabilitation services in Dudley.

      Artificial Intelligence: Primary Health Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on access to primary care.

      Hospices: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to (a) reinstate the Children's Hospice Grant for 2025-26 and (b) up-rate that funding in line with inflation.

      Dental Services: Exeter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve access to NHS dentistry in Exeter constituency.

      Pharmacy: Exeter

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to support community pharmacies in the Exeter constituency.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the provision of dental care.

      Infectious Diseases: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of preparedness for future pandemics.

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) access to radiotherapy cancer treatment and (b) overall cancer treatment waiting times are within the scope of the...

      Poverty: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children are being treated for poverty related illness in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency and (b) the North East.

      Niche Health and Social Care Consulting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England spent on (a) fees and (b) any other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting in the financial year (i)...

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the (a) supply and (b) availability of ADHD medications.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase supplies of ADHD medication.

      Pathology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with NHS England on the workload of pathology services staff.

      Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the availability of (a) methylphenidate and (b) other ADHD medication.

      Infant Mortality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the infant mortality rate was in intensive neonatal care units in each year between 2010 and 2023; and if he will hold discussions...

  • Department for Transport

    • Midland Main Line: Electrification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail on options to avoid the closure of Spion Kop bridge on Blaby Road Wigston during the next phase of...

    • A5

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed upgrades to the A5 between Hinckley and Tamworth on the regional economy.

      Aviation: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help improve accessibility on flights for disabled passengers.

      Bus Services: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the use of buses in (a) South Norfolk constituency and (b) East Anglia.

      Bus Services: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to help improve the (a) reliability and (b) frequency of bus services in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency...

      Railways: Access

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for the completion of feasibility works for (a) platform six at Upminster station and (b) the other 50...

      Railways: East of England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to increase rail capacity in the East of England.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Ministers: Redundancy Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is the Prime Minister's policy to amend (a) the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 and (b) associated policies in the...

    • Ministers: Training

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to introduce (a) anti-bullying, (b) allyship, (c) unconscious bias and (d) other training for Ministers.

      Government Communication Service

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the most recent Government Communications Service audit on the size of the Government Communications Service.

      Ministers: Conduct

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to place the Ministerial Code on a statutory basis.

      10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether changes to works of arts from the Government Art Collection on display within the offices of Downing Street have been made since the general...

      Special Advisers: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to issue special advisers with Government Procurement Cards.

      Ministers: Conduct

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on penalties applied under the Ministerial Code in the event that a Minister (a) breaks the law and (b) misleads Parliament.

      Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to change the (a) remit and (b) powers of the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests.

      Ethics and Integrity Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the remit of the proposed Ethics and Integrity Commission would be in relation to (a) the Committee on Standards in Public Life, (b) the Advisory...

      Peers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to consult on (a) a mandatory retirement age and (b) the removal of hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

      Ministers: Retirement

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans on introducing a mandatory retirement age for Ministers in the House of Commons.

      Prime Minister: Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister's chief of staff will have powers to direct civil servants.

      Ministers: Official Residences

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers have been allocated official residences.

      10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Prime Minister's budget is for the refurbishment of the Prime Minister’s residence in Downing Street in the first year of his...

      10 Downing Street: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Downing Street services are outsourced.

      Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Prime Minister has to appoint a permanent Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

      Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment status is of the Prime Minister's Director of Trade Union Relations; and who that post's employer is.

      Prime Minister: Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether special advisers working at 10 Downing Street will be able to opt-out of the 48-hour working week.

      Vidhya Alakeson

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Vidhya Alakeson is employed as a Government special adviser.

      Morgan McSweeney

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Morgan McSweeney is employed as a Government special adviser.

      Prime Minister: Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incoming Downing Street special advisers were recruited from (a) the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, (b) Labour Together and (c)...

      Special Advisers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister’s Office plans to finalise the salaries for each special adviser.

      Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will publish the list of special advisers before the summer recess.

      Prime Minister: WhatsApp

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister plans to use Whatsapp for government business.

      Community Relations

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take to (a) reduce divisions and (b) promote unity.

      JK Rowling

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Prime Minister will meet JK Rowling to discuss (a) the rights of women and (b) transgender issues.

      Ethics and Integrity Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual budget for the Ethics and Integrity Commission will be; how its members will be appointed; and whether it will include political members.

      Ministers: Aviation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to reduce the number of domestic flights taken by Ministers.

      Prime Minister: Staff

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister (a) has implemented and (b) plans to implement changes to the 10 Downing Street business relations team.

      Emergency Services: Medals

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to recognise the contribution of emergency service workers who have been severely injured.

      Ministers and Special Advisers: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to revise the (a) Special Advisers' Code of Conduct, (b) model contract for special advisers and (c) Ministerial Code.

      Ministers: Pay

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on uprating pay for Ministers in the (a) House of Commons and (b) House of Lords over this Parliament.

      Civil Service: Equality

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to increase equality network time in the Civil Service during core working hours.

      King's Speech

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the internal cross-government question and answer document accompanying the King's Speech produced by 10 Downing Street on 17 July.

      Ministers: Media

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what details relating to (a) social, (b) political and (c) official meetings with senior media executive Ministers are required to publish.

      Government Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to continue publishing monthly transparency data on Government Procurement Card (GPC) expenditure over £500; and what guidance...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to pages 23 to 24 of the policy paper entitled, King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes,...

    • Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require minimum quotas of affordable housing in her Department’s proposed new towns.

      Sleeping Rough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are sleeping rough.

      Right to Buy Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support the right to buy; and what her policy is on uprating right to buy discounts with...

      Planning: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what methodology she plans to use to allocate the proposed 300 new planning officers; what the (a) average salary and...

      Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support local authorities with the funding of internal drainage boards.

      Community Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to pages 23 to 24 of the policy paper entitled, King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes,...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Marketing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much her Department (a) has spent on departmental rebranding since 4 July 2024 and (b) plans to spend on such...

      Housing: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to find additional accommodation for refugees that...

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to pages 23 to 25 of the policy paper entitled, King's Speech 2024: background briefing notes,...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities will remain subject to the environmental and land supply framework set out in the previous...

      Housing: Gardens

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether residential gardens within the curtilage of a domestic property will continue to be classified as brownfield...

      Public Service: Harassment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Department is responsible for tackling intimidation in public life.

      Solar Power: Land Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on the building of solar farms on land categorised as best and most versatile agricultural land.

      Urban Areas: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to maintain the agreed funding for towns selected in the Long-Term Plan for Towns programme.

      Private Rented Housing: Rents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has for (a) restrictions on rent increases and (b) other rent controls in the domestic private rented...

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review the commission charge on Park Home sales.

      Park Homes: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to reduce the proportion of the selling price of a park home that is legally required...

      Absent Voting: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) review and (b) amend the requirement for people over the age of 66 with a postal vote to...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce secondary legislation to recognise the Veterans Card as a form of...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Veterans: Gedling

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

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help support women affected by the rise in the State Pension age in North East Hertfordshire constituency.

    • State Retirement Pensions: Women

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help support women affected by the rise in the State Pension age in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and...

      Employment: Dudley

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people in Dudley have access to improved employment prospects; and what steps she is taking to (a)...

      Food Banks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps to work with foodbanks to help ensure that healthy options are available for people from low income households.

      Poverty: Birth Rate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of poverty levels on birth rates.

      Food Banks: Blyth and Ashington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families use foodbanks in Blyth and Ashington constituency.

      Child Poverty Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 17 July 2024, official report, column 57, what the terms of reference are for...

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an estimate of the potential impact of removing the two-child benefit cap on the number of children in poverty.

      Universal Credit: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the decision by the previous Conservative government to remove the £20 uplift to Universal...

      Universal Credit: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in work and claiming Universal Credit in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

      Poverty: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help tackle child poverty in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.

      Food Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to assess the adequacy of the supply of food for people in poverty in summer 2024; and...

      Universal Credit: Newcastle-under-Lyme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number of people that are in work and claiming Universal...

      Universal Credit: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in High Peak constituency who have not moved to Universal Credit.

      Personal Independence Payment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department will replace cash payments for the Personal Independence Payment.

      Social Security Benefits: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential health impact of the two-child benefit cap on children's (a) mental and (b) physical health.

      Universal Credit: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available receivers of Universal Credit who wish to appeal a decision of her...

      Universal Credit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25516 on Universal Credit, when her Department plans to publish the findings of the...

  • Home Office

    • Gender Based Violence: Staffordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the police response to violence against women and girls in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme...

    • Police Stations: South Norfolk

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations were operational in the South Norfolk constituency in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent date for which data is available.

      Visas: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to (a) reverse changes made to the eligibility criteria for the Skilled Worker visa announced on 4 December...

      Haslar Immigration Removal Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's plans are for Haslar Immigration Removal Centre.

      Emergency Calls: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emergency calls in (a) Frome and East Somerset constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) the Avon and Somerset police force area went...

      Police: Misconduct

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase the number of people approved to sit on the Appeal Tribunal Chair list for police misconduct trials.

      Electronic Surveillance

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department (a) received and (b) granted requests to provide communications data on (i) lawyers, (ii) journalists and (iii)...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Russia: Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that oil from Russia is not imported to the UK through a third party.

    • Russia: Oil

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential...

      Russia: Freezing of Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on repurposing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.

      USA: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who he plans to appoint as the next Ambassador to the United States.

      EU Countries: Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to negotiate improved mobility rights for UK citizens travelling to...

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution of 19 July 2024, Official Report, column 307, if he will publish all...

      Israeli Settlements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the International...

      Palestinians: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will (a) sanction violent settlers who have committed human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in...

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for the role of trade unions in working with specialist technical excellence colleges.

    • Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Safety Valve intervention programme on the provision of SEND services by local...

      Teachers: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve recruitment and retention rates of teachers in schools in Lincolnshire.

      Higher Education: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) improve university access for students from underrepresented backgrounds and (b) tackle financial barriers faced by...

      Further Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commission a review into the funding of further education.

      Universities: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Universities on the financial viability of the sector.

      Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students (a) began and (b) completed level (i) 3, (ii) 4, (iii) 5, (iv) 6 and (v) 7 apprenticeships in each year between 1997 and 2024.

      Self-employed: Apprentices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to encourage self-employed tradesmen to take on apprentices.

      Apprentices: Birmingham Northfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have started in Birmingham Northfield constituency in each of the last five years.

      Special Educational Needs: Neurodiversity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to support the families of neuro divergent children while an education, health and care plan is being agreed.

      Children in Care: Innovation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to implement the recommendations of the Twenty-Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session...

      Skills England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the remit of Skills England will be.

      Further Education and Training: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number 16-18 year-olds who will not be able to secure a place in (a) further education and (b) training because...

      Children's Social Care Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she plans to implement the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care.

      Higher Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has plans to review the higher education funding model; and if she will take steps to ensure the sustainability of university...

      Apprentices: Small Businesses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help small businesses take on apprentices.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Travellers: Equality

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what account she plans to take of the inequalities experienced by Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities in the development of the draft Equality...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms are part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in High Peak constituency.

    • Agriculture and Food: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage (a) farmers and (b) food producers to use sustainable farming methods in...

      Agriculture: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce funding levels for agriculture in each year of this Parliament.

      Nature conservation: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the guidance entitled Local Sites: Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management, published...

      Farmers: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to help support farmers in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) Louth and Horncastle constituency.

      Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

      TTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly fully funding internal drainage boards.

      Neonicotinoids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of neonicotinoids.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing single justice procedure hearings to be observable by accredited journalists.

    • Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department has spent on training relating to the single justice procedure for (a) magistrates and (b) legal advisers in each of the last...

      Truancy: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many single justice procedure notices issued by local authorities for truancy relating to a child (a) with and (b) without special educational needs...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who previously had (a) no and (b) between (i) one and four, (ii) five and nine, (iii) 10 and 15, (iv) 16 and 25, (v) 26 and 50, (vi) 51...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were convicted of a violent offence and did not receive a custodial sentence had (a) zero, (b) between one and four, (c) between...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in each police force area who were convicted but not sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence in each year since 2007 had (a) 26...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people who were convicted in each year since 2007 who previously had (a) no and (b) between (i) one and four, (ii) five...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length was in months for people who received an immediate custodial sentence and who had (a) no and (b) between (i) one and...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people convicted of violent offences who previously had (a) none, (b) one to four, (c) five to nine, (d) 10-15, (e)...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous offences was that a convicted person committed for that same offence before receiving a sentence other than an...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for the first time for (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive...

      Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of previous (a) cautions and (b) convictions was for offenders who were sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (i)...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence for (a) possession of a blade or point, (b) possession of an offensive weapon, (c) common...

      Assaults on Police and Prison Officers: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a (a) custodial and (b) non-custodial sentence for assault on a (i) police and (ii) prison officer in each year since 2007; and...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders sentenced to immediate custody had (a) zero, (b) between one and four, (c) between five and nine, (d) between...

      Community Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the highest number of previous community orders issued to an offender sentenced to immediate custody was in each year since 2007.

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were given an immediate custodial sentence of a year or less had (a) no, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four, (f) five, (g) six,...

      Prison Sentences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence length in months was for people who received an immediate custodial sentence and had (a) zero, (b) between one and four, (c)...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • 10 Downing Street: Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 20 of the King’s Speech Background Briefing Notes, published by the Prime Minister's Office on 17 July 2024,...

    • Horticulture: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help increase horticulture exports.

      Minimum Wage: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people on minimum wage in High Peak constituency.

      Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Imports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prohibit the importing of (a) electric scooters and (b) electric bikes from countries that do not comply with UK...

      Economic Growth: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to help support economic growth in (a) Craven Arms and (b) other rural areas.

      Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) Royal Mail and (b) prospective buyers for Royal Mail on retaining the universal service obligation.

      Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the car manufacturing industry.

      Amazon: Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will hold discussions with Amazon on the operation of trade unions in that company.

      Whisky: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value of the Scotch whisky industry to the economy.

      Small Businesses: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support small businesses in (a) rural and (b) semi-rural areas.

  • Treasury

    • Credit: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate buy-now-pay-later financial products.

    • Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on divesting North Sea oil and gas production.

      Motor Insurance: Insurance Premium Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review Insurance Premium Tax for car insurance.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Mobile Broadband: Houghton Regis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if his Department will take steps to help improve the quality of mobile phone signal in (a) Houghton Regis and (b) Bidwell West.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Museums and Galleries: Concrete

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete being present on heritage buildings that...

    • World Heritage Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to help support locations that are on the tentative list for designation as a world heritage site.

      Tourism: VAT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the introduction of a tourism tax.

      Holiday Accommodation: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to introduce a licensing scheme for short term holiday lets.

  • Scotland Office

    • Scotland Office: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to (a) implement and (b) cancel efficiency savings budgeted for by the previous Government for (i) his Department and (ii)...

    • Scotland Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will provide a breakdown of underspend in (a) his Department and (b) departmental arm's length bodies in this (i) financial year and (ii)...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Energy Performance Certificates: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing minimum energy performance certificate requirements for...

    • Oil: Russia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the feasibility of replacing Russian crude oil imported through a third country with renewable and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Office of Rail and Road

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether any legislation they introduce regarding railways will include a review of the duties and powers of the Office of the Road and Rail Regulator, and how...

    • Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to license e-bikes and e-scooters to improve public safety.

      Railways: Infrastructure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the assessment criteria used to forecast the results of investment in railway infrastructure.

      Cycling: Pedestrian Areas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent inappropriate cycling on pavements by pedal bikes, electric bikes and e-scooters.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people currently held in prison are serving sentences of one year or less.

    • Prisoners: Per Capita Costs

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the annual cost of each prisoner held in prison.

      Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK citizens are currently held in prison; and how many were held on 1 January in each of the past ten years up to 1 January 2024.

      Prisoners: Literacy

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the proportion of people held in prisons with significant difficulties with literacy.

      Prisoners' Release: Rehabilitation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that the prisons system's new 'early release scheme' includes comprehensive support for prisoners with programs for (1)...

      Prisoners

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the adult population were held in prison on 1 January;  whether they have carried out any comparison with other European...

      Prisoners: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many women are currently being held in prison for non-violent offences; and what proportion of female prisoners have children who have been taken...

      HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Interpreters

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar on 12 January 2022 (HL Deb cols 1151–2), when the Ministry of Justice's independent review of the...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • China: Taiwan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the judicial guidelines issued by China on 21 June and of the implications for British citizens who support the Taiwanese...

    • Yazidis: Genocide

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to mark the upcoming 10th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide (on 3 August); and what practical assistance they are offering to the Yazidi...

      Myanmar: Fuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of countries that are shipping aviation fuel to Myanmar; and what representations they have made to those countries.

      Myanmar: Rohingya

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take in response to recent warnings by UN special rapporteur Thomas Andrews on 4 July that Rohingya in Rakhine state are at risk of...

      Myanmar: World Food Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the looting and burning of the UN World Food Programme warehouse in the state of Rakhine, Myanmar; and whether they will...

      Myanmar: Arms Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the countries that supply arms to the government of Myanmar; and what representations they have made to those countries.

      Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ensure the implementation of the UNHCR recommendations on the safeguarding and welfare of refugees and asylum seekers on Diego Garcia;...

      Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make arrangements for lawyers to visit their clients on Diego Garcia; and for the Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory to...

      Asylum: British Indian Ocean Territory

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers or refugees are currently on Diego Garcia and what is the total annual cost of keeping them there.

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they last raised the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai with the Chinese authorities; and what response they received.

      Su Zhimin

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the well-being and whereabouts of Bishop James Su Zhimin; and what response they received when they last raised his incarceration...

      Afghanistan: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, including as gender apartheid; and what representations they are making to...

      Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to appoint a Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, in line with recommendation 6 of the ‘Truro' Review of 2019.

      Darfur: Famine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Collins of Highbury on 23 July (HL8), what is their assessment of the likelihood of famine in Darfur, given the existing...

      Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking with international partners to end the current conflict in Sudan and prevent further civilian casualties.

      Refugees: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss international co-operation on assisting refugees and asylum seekers with other governments and international governmental...

      Armed Conflict: Interpreters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made towards a UN Security Council Resolution on the protection of civilian interpreters working in conflict zones.

      United Nations: Conferences

      To ask His Majesty's Government which Ministers will attend the United Nations Summit of the Future in New York in September 2024; and what outcome they will aim to achieve.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Manual

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to publish an updated edition of the Cabinet Manual.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Cement: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research by Cambridge University’s Department of Engineering into recycling cement, as reported in May 2024; and what...

    • High Rise Flats: Electrical Safety

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received advice regarding the prevention of broken protective earthed neutral conductors in the electrical systems of tower blocks and...

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Community Ownership Fund; and whether they plan to renew it, when it is due to close in 2025.

      Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Leasehold

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 May (HL Deb col 1368), whether the lease extension policies of the Duchies of Lancaster...

      Faith Matters

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Scott of Bybrook on 4 April (HL3324), how much of the funding provided to Faith Matters for its Tell Mama project in...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to use civil servants currently engaged in the Rwanda deportation process.

    • Wildlife Crime Unit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Metropolitan Police concerning the future of its Wildlife Crime Unit; and whether they will meet them to discuss...

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether Pathways 1 and 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are fully operational.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many immigrants have been prepared for deportation to Rwanda; and what will happen to them when the Rwanda deportation plan is repealed.

      Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government what contractual obligations the UK entered into before the general election, and with whom, to meet the requirements of the deportations to Rwanda.

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of migrants arriving in the UK in the past five years have tried to seek asylum.

      Asylum: Databases

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made regarding the United Kingdom's access to the European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database; and how that access will enhance...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food Supply

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much food was imported from overseas last year; and what action they are taking to reduce the level of imported food and increase food security.

    • Indigenous Peoples: Biodiversity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of indigenous peoples in the remediation and mitigation of biodiversity loss.

      Agriculture: Robotics

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the prediction in the Precision Agriculture Global Market Report 2024 of an 11.7 per cent compound annual growth rate for the precision agriculture...

      Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to make regulations to give effect to the terms of the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023, and what the timetable will be for their...

      Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce a bottle deposit return scheme in England; and if so whether glass bottles will be included, whether it will include provision for...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the regulation of artificial intelligence (1) does not negatively impact innovation, and (2) maintains the UK's...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Social Security Benefits: Carers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide greater support to unpaid carers in England; and, if so, what additional support they intend to provide.

    • Hospices: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the funding of hospices in England.

      Medical Records: Data Processing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to item 5.1 of the minutes of the meeting of NHS England’s Advisory Group on Data on 13 June, what data from the NHS spine is added to the NHS...

      Public Health

      To ask His Majesty's Government what national initiatives have been introduced to improve the health of the nation by tackling obesity, improving mental health and promoting physical activity,...

      Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of vaccines in keeping people healthy and in work, what steps they will take to support the development and deployment...

      Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the capacity and geographical distribution of inpatient secure mental health beds.

      Mental Health Services: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to community-based mental health support for low-income families with children.

      Health Services: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve women’s health, and whether they are committed to implementing the Women’s Health Strategy for England.

      Euthanasia and Palliative Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government what analysis they have undertaken in either of the last two Parliaments of the fiscal implications for the National Health Service and the wider economy of any...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Attendance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many children in England are missing from full-time education.

    • Home Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for children who are being home educated in England to be registered with their local authority.

      Families

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of how family stability in the UK compares with other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,...

      Children in Care

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of children in care in England.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Public Service Broadcasting

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to commission an inquiry into the state of public service broadcasting in the UK.

    • Sports: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by the head of the British Olympic Association, what steps they are taking to increase investment in sports infrastructure.

      UK Sport: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether staff at UK Sport were told they would be entering a period of consultation in advance of the staff and budget reductions for the 2028 Olympic Games...

      Sport England: Questionnaires

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Sport England about the options for children in responding to questionnaires of “Boy/ Girl/ Other/ Prefer not to say”.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Household Support Fund.

    • Universal Credit: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that, in any year with 53 Mondays, the housing element of Universal Credit accounts for all rent which is payable...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for continuing the Household Support Fund after it ends in September.

      Child Poverty Taskforce

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the child poverty taskforce will (1) look at the poverty experienced by migrant children, and (2) include as stakeholders organisations working with...

      Household Support Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had regarding the extension of the Household Support Fund after September.

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the number of 16–24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Tata Steel: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to protect jobs at Tata Steel, and how much of their £3 billion plan for steel has been committed to this.

    • Trade Agreements: Gulf States

      To ask His Majesty's Government what emphasis they intended to make on human rights in negotiating a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

      Trade Promotion

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to continue the practice of appointing unpaid Trade Envoys; and, if so, whether they intend to make the appointment process and the duties...

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