Written answers

Llun, 5 Awst 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Hospitals: Hampshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for completion of the new Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital.

    • Health Services: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Estate; and whether he plans to build a new Specialist and Emergency Care...

      Pilgrim Hospital: Accident and Emergency Departments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on the the construction of the new A&E unit at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston; and when he expects the...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Equality

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

      Baby Care Units: Nurses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance his Department has issued on safe staffing limits for nurses qualified in intensive neonatal care in a high-risk...

      Pancreatin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of Creon to treat Type 2 diabetes.

      Hospitals: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the reference design for Hospital 2.0.

      Niche Health and Social Care Consulting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS England has spent on (a) fees and (b) any other costs with Niche Health and Social Care Consulting for urology services at...

      Pancreatin

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supplies of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy medication.

      Health Services: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he (a) has reviewed and (b) plans to review the (i) provision and (ii) location of (A) inpatient and (B) outpatient health...

      Health Services: Leighton Buzzard

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board on funding options for a health hub in...

      Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Birmingham in each of the last five years.

      Mental Health Services: Cornwall

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people waited over six months to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services support in Cornwall in each of the last five...

      Emergency Calls: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Right Care, Right Person on ambulance services.

      Mental Health Services: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was to access children and adolescent mental health services in Somerset in each of the...

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will he make an assessment of the adequacy of NHS employment opportunities for newly qualified GPs.

      General Practitioners: Hertsmere

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of GP provision in Hertsmere.

  • Home Office

    • Jews: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of Jewish communities.

    • Hinduism: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of Hindu communities.

      Prostitution: Gower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 548 on Prostitution: Gower, what steps she is taking to raise awareness of the harms of...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Thames Water: Insolvency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will appoint a special administrator for Thames Water; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of...

    • Property Development: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of her policies on (a) the mitigation credit market and (b) investor...

      Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department will disapply the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.

      Floods: Beverley and Holderness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ensure all domestic insurers offer Build Back Better policies to protect victims of...

      Motor Vehicles: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent recreational off-road vehicles from causing damage to (a) farmland and...

      Crops: Somerset

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) apple farmers and (b) cider makers whose crops have been affected by...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of regulating embodied carbon to help meet net zero targets.

  • Treasury

    • North Sea Oil: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department (a) has made and (b) plans to make of the potential impact of (i) increasing and (ii) extending the windfall tax on oil...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Tibet: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on (a) the use of residential boarding schools as a...

    • Western Sahara: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent breaches of international law in Western Sahara.

      Western Sahara: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council on giving the United Nations Mission for the Referendum...

      Morocco: Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to send a fact finding mission to investigate the human...

      Western Sahara: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council on unfettered media and humanitarian NGO access to the...

      Western Sahara: Self-determination of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to promote the right to self-government for the people of Western Sahara.

      Israel: Arms Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his policy on arms transfers to Israel will use the principle of atrocity prevention.

      UNRWA: Finance

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

      Morocco: Overseas Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Morocco on the trade of natural resources...

      Kurds: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help promote relations with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

      Israel: International Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is using the same system for (a) collating and (b) reviewing evidence on Israel's...

      Iran: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of potential impact of Iranian interference in the Kurdistan region on that region.

      Iraq: Kurds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) promote and (b) support democracy in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

      Kurds: Peace Negotiations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help promote stability in (a) Kurdistan and (b) the surrounding area.

      Gaza: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement of 19 July 2024 on Israel and Gaza, Official Report, column 301, what his...

      Kurds: Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve relations between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Türkiye.

      Palestinians: Recognition of States

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the Knesset's decision not to...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Cost Effectiveness

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

    • Ministry of Defence: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the underspends within (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) across the Spending...

      Veterans: Homelessness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to reduce veteran homelessness.

      Ammunition: Manufacturing Industries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs are (a) directly and (b) indirectly linked to munitions production.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Planning Authorities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed planning changes on the capacity of local planning...

    • Energy Performance Certificates: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of houses in High Peak constituency that have an energy performance...

  • Department for Education

    • Pupils: Per Capita Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil in mainstream schools was in (a) High Peak constituency, (b) Derbyshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.

    • Special Educational Needs: East Riding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-allocating the SEND per pupil funding allocation for the East Riding in line with other...

      Apprentices: Degrees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many degree apprenticeships were (a) advertised and (b) completed in (i) High Peak constituency, (ii) Derbyshire and (iii) Greater Manchester in...

      Schools: Food

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will support food growing schemes in schools.

      Universities: Antisemitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism on university campuses.

      Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the amount of time teachers are allocated to undertake (a) planning, (b)...

      Special Educational Needs: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides for SEND children in schools in rural constituencies.

      Special Educational Needs: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many children in High Peak constituency have been identified as having Special Education Needs.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Housing Benefit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on the transition from housing benefit to Universal Credit; and what steps she is taking to reduce (a) hardship,...

    • Work Capability Assessment: High Peak

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

      Social Security Benefits: High Peak

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people claiming in-work benefits in High Peak constituency.

  • Department for Transport

    • Department for Transport: Cost Effectiveness

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

    • Department for Transport: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the underspends within (a) her Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) across the...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Influenza and Whooping Cough: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are the national coverages rates of (1) influenza, and (2) pertussis, vaccination among pregnant women, and what steps they are taking to improve...

    • Dental Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS practices either terminated or did not renew their contract to provide NHS dental services in each of the past three years; what was the average size...

      Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the National Immunisation Programme will be included in the recently announced NHS performance review.

      NHS: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current arrangements for NHS staff to express opinions about practices and treatments about which they have concerns.

      Vortioxetine

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 26 March (HL3163), in each year since 2014, how many prescriptions for vortioxetine were issued; what...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Beavers: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the spread of beaver populations in England.

    • Insects: Conservation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in insect populations in England in the past decade; what assessment they have made of the impact of this decline on...

      Pesticides: Regulation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose restrictions on the sale of herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides or other pesticides to domestic users.

      Bread

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce a legal definition of (1) sourdough bread and (2) other sourdough products.

      Coastal Erosion

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of England's coastal flood defences.

      Furs: Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the results of the consultation on the fur market in Great Britain, which closed on 28 June 2021.

  • Department for Education

    • Vocational Education: Qualifications

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 25 July (HLWS20), who will undertake the review of reforms of post-16 qualifications at level 3...

    • Poverty: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that the Child Poverty Strategy will address the barriers which prevent children in poverty from accessing speech and language support.

      Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish a new recruitment and retention strategy to address the shortage of teachers in England; and if so, what that strategy will include.

      Skills England

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the skills gap through the establishment of Skills England; and how they will measure the effectiveness of this new body.

      Ofsted: Inspections

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to abolish the current system of Ofsted inspection grades and, if so, when.

      Schools: Attendance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what consultation with Gypsy and Traveller families they undertook with regard to the use and implications of the term "mobile child" in the statutory...

      Arts: Teachers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will review the amounts payable for Initial Teacher Training bursaries for arts subjects

      Higher Education: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent decline in the proportion of young people from Wales applying to go to university and what steps they will take to...

      Humanities: Higher Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reduction in the number of university places for humanities subjects, and what steps they will take to halt this decline.

      Erasmus+ Programme

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will negotiate for the UK to rejoin Erasmus+.

      Vocational Guidance: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that young people have access to careers advice.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Hong Kong: Judges

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy with regard to British judges serving in Hong Kong courts.

    • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public Appointments

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reappoint (1) the Prime Minister's Special Representative for the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative, and (2) the Foreign...

      Nagorno Karabakh

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Azerbaijan regarding the release of prisoners of war and civilians detained by Azerbaijan when taking control...

      Jimmy Lai

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the health of British citizen Jimmy Lai, imprisoned in Hong Kong, and whether they have sought his release on grounds...

      Balkans: Politics and Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Western Balkans, and of the extent of Russian influence in the...

      Bangladesh: Elections

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Bangladesh to commit to free and fair elections in the near future.

      Bangladesh: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Bangladesh's response to the ongoing student protests in that country; and what representations they are making...

      Yazidis: Genocide

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are planning to review the approaches taken to address the involvement of UK citizens and residents in the Yazidi genocide; and whether they are...

      Bahrain: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have raised concerns with the government of Bahrain over human rights issues since taking office; if so, when and to whom; and if not, whether they...

      Tigray: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of reports that more than 2 million people are now at risk of starvation in Tigray and what action are they taking to support the affected...

      Tigray: Humanitarian Situation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the humanitarian situation in Tigray since the end of the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia;...

      Ethiopia: Human Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Ethiopia’s adequacy of draft transitional justice policy in safeguarding human rights; and how they are supporting their...

  • Treasury

    • Tourism: VAT

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will reintroduce VAT-free shopping for tourists.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Rwanda

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have fully terminated the UK–Rwanda migration and economic development partnership agreement; and, if not, when they plan to do so.

    • Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their forecast of the number of people currently seeking asylum that will still need to have their case decided by the end of (1) 2024, and (2) 2025.

      Gender Based Violence: Internet

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Kapersky State of Stalkerware Report 2023 on 20 March, which stated that 42 per cent of British citizens believe that...

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation of the Migration Advisory Committee, in its Review of the Seasonal Worker Visa, published on 16...

      Visas: Seasonal Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will meet with the Seasonal Worker Interest Group to discuss structural reforms to the visa scheme to protect workers from exploitation such as the...

      Migrant Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government what role the Migration Advisory Committee and the proposed body “Skills England” will play in facilitating the recruitment of overseas workers to...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Carer's Allowance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review (1) the level of the Carer's Allowance, and (2) the eligibility threshold for the Carer's Allowance.

    • Press Conferences: Sign Language

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to recommit to the provision of in situ British Sign Language interpretation of major press conferences and briefings as set out in the...

      Workplace Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support workers to better understand their pension options.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Interest Rates

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) any affordability constraints faced by buyers due to high interest rates, and (2) any potential impact on the homebuilding...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they will respond to the UN Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights "List of issues in relation to the seventh periodic report of United...

    • Legal Systems: Islam

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure and enforce oversight and governance of (1) sharia courts, and (2) Muslim arbitration tribunals.

      Prisoners' Release

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many prisoners, listed by prison and category of prisoner, have been released early as part of their measures to address prison overcrowding.

  • Department for Transport

    • SS Richard Montgomery

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to recent reports of further degradation of the structure of the SS Richard Montgomery, what precautions are planned to make safe the explosives in the ship.

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