Written answers

Llun, 12 Awst 2024

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Health Services: Migrants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the immigration health surcharge.

    • Mental Health Services: Surrey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve child and adolescent mental health services in (a) Surrey Heath constituency and (b) Surrey.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Badgers: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to end licenses for badger culling that have already been issued.

    • Badgers: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has commissioned an impact assessment on the proposed ending of the badger cull.

      Badgers: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date he expects to have ceased badger culling.

  • Attorney General

    • Rape: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that there are sufficient counsel available to prosecute rape offences.

  • Department for Education

    • Further Education and Schools: Labour Turnover

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the level of staff turnover for (1) teaching, and (2) non-teaching, staff in (a) 2021–22, and (b)2022–23, for (i) state-funded primary...

    • Children: Gender Dysphoria

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the consultation on the draft guidance for schools and colleges on gender-questioning children, published in December 2023.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Teesworks

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what date they have asked the Tees Valley Mayor to submit his final response to the independent Tees Valley Review published on 23 January, and whether they...

    • Local Government: Land

      To ask His Majesty's Government what measures they are considering implementing for local councils to help them to (1) develop and (2) maintain, their five-year land-supply strategies in light of...

      Social Rented Housing: Sub-letting

      To ask His Majesty's Government, for each of the years (1) 2019, (2) 2018, (3) 2017, (4) 2016, and (5) 2015, how many council or registered provider social homes they estimate were illegally...

      Voting Rights: Young People

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Khan of Burnley on 23 July (HL Deb col 485), when they intend to extend the voting franchise to 16 and 17 year-olds, and what plans...

      Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Khan of Burnley on 23 July (HL Deb col 486), when the review of voter ID will be completed; and when they expect to publish their...

      General Election 2024: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many overseas voters took part in the 2024 general election and what proportion they represented of all of those who were eligible to vote.

      Electoral Commission

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reverse recent changes to the oversight of the Electoral Commission so as to guarantee its independence.

      Electoral Systems

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to revise the franchise for elections, including local and mayoral or police and crime elections, based on permanent residency.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of the badger cull on the long-term viability and health of badger populations, and (2) the findings of Rogerson...

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

      To ask His Majesty's Government whose responsibility it is to determine where asylum seekers are temporarily housed while their cases are being considered, and what criteria are applied in order...

    • Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of housing asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.

      Asylum: Housing

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering alternatives to the current forms of asylum seeker accommodation and, if so, what they are.

      Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 23 May (HL4639), when the findings of the feasibility study on the possibility of developing prevalence...

      Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that police receive adequate training in ECHR rights with regard to policing safe access zones around abortion clinics.

      Electronic Travel Authorisations

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the electronic travel authorisation requirement will be introduced for (1) EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, and (2) citizens of the rest of the world.

      Visas: Digital Technology

      To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received about (1) the delay in introducing eVisas, and (2) the requirement that, notwithstanding this delay, those with biometric...

      Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to respond to the report on an unannounced inspection of Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre by HM Chief Inspector of...

      Asylum: Accommodation Centres

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the use of large-scale asylum accommodation centres, including (1) RAF Scampton, and (2) MDP Wethersfield.

      Refugees: Afghanistan

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to assist women in Afghanistan who are at risk because of their activities promoting or supporting women's rights, democracy or human...

      Abortion: Demonstrations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the policing of safe access zones around abortion clinics will be consistent with the College of Policing’s wider...

      Public Order Act 2023

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps to ensure that the freedom to pray silently will be upheld when section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 comes into effect.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the police, the Local Government Association and other stakeholders on the impact of their plans for fast-tracking, and...

      Mistreatment of Detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre Inquiry

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review and respond to the recommendations of the Brook House Inquiry report, published on 19 September 2023.

      Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

      To ask His Majesty's Government following Canada's decision to proscribe the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, whether they also plan to proscribe it; and if so, when.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Football: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their policy on ensuring financial redistribution between the leagues and clubs in English football.

  • Women and Equalities

    • Sexuality

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consider Bondage, Domination, Sadism, and Masochism to be a protected characteristic within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.

    • LGBT+ People: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government which abbreviation they prefer to use when referring collectively to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to pursue a free trade agreement with the United States; and when they estimate they will achieve such an agreement.

    • Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ referenced in the King’s Speech brief is now a Government policy commitment and, if so, whether this will...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Legislation

      To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the King’s Speech background brief, whether they intend to implement in this Parliament all the policies from the Labour Party...

    • UK Integrated Security Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government for a progress report on the Integrated Security Fund, including new projects in the Middle East.

      Legislation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that Acts of Parliament are subject to post-legislative review by sponsoring government departments three to five years after enactment.

      Civil Service: Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 14 May (HLWS462), whether they intend to (1) continue with the ministerial spending controls and...

      Civil Servants: Equality

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the then Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office on 14 May (HCWS464), whether they will place in the Library of the...

      Civil Servants: Sexuality

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the motion proposed at the PCS Union’s annual conference 2023 requesting the establishment of a staff support network for...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Horizon IT System: Prosecutions

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Offord of Garvel on 13 May (HL Deb col 456), what were the titles of the cases prosecuted by the Department of Work and...

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