Mawrth, 8 Hydref 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to respond to the letter of 23 July 2024 from the Rt hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on the establishment of a women’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff there are in the Probation service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were received for compensation following a conviction being quashed in each year since 2018; what proportion of those applications...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to (a) repair and (b) replace concrete sections of the M25 generating excessive noise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of clarifying rules on pavement parking in the proposed English Devolution Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2438, whether her Department has issued guidance on the use of automatic number plate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 3 September 2024 to Question 2443 on Roads: Speed Limits, whether she plans to encourage more councils to adopt 20 mph speed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on beyond visual line of sight drone trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to support beyond visual line of sight drone trials.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support will be provided to schemes that have already received funding for early stage development under the Restoring Your Railway Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce emissions by increasing the use of public transport.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2632, on Civil Service: Staff, whether he has a target (a) headcount and (b) FTE size for the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the number and proportion of (a) Civil Service and (b) public body staff assigned to full-time equivalent staff...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a policy on the (a) purchase of alcohol for workplace social events and (b) location of staff social events outside work.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Scotland in response to the question from the hon. Member for Dumfries and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35B aircraft he expects his Department to have taken delivery of by the end of 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flying hours the Chinook fleet carried out in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Chinook CH-47 aircraft that will be delivered during this Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 444, what recent progress his Department has made on the New Medium Helicopter programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral Statement of 10 September 2024 on Ukraine, if he will provide an itemised breakdown of the £1 billion spent on UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant the application by Christchurch Sailing Club for a warrant to wear a privileged Ensign.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on cooperation with the EU on defence procurement; and if he will list PESCO agreements with which the UK (i) is currently...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he his taking to ensure the adequacy of primary care provision for pensioners in (a) City of Durham constituency and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Serious Shortage Protocols in place for Creon 10,000 and 25,000...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve patient satisfaction with GP services in West Bromwich constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure blood cancer is routinely included as a distinct category when reporting on (a) prevalence, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on co-ordinating national cancer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of participation in clinical trials for blood cancer; and whether he plans to take...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to support (a) investigator-led and (b) commercially-sponsored clinical trials in blood cancer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) help improve patient understanding of self-monitoring of blood cancer and (b) increase funding for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking improve the disparities experienced by those from (a) ethnic minorities, (b) deprived backgrounds and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by Lord Darzi entitled Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 12 September 2024, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) quality and (b) accessibility of online NHS health information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of optometry aftercare following (a) cataract and (b) other optometry surgeries; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dentistry for (a) children and (b) adults in Waveney Valley constituency;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024 to Question 2636 on NHS England: Communication and Management Consultants, what is the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 2 September 2024, to Question 2636, on NHS England: Communication and Management Consultants and with reference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the Medical Defence Union to discuss NHS staff morale.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the availability of dental practices offering NHS services in West Dorset constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries are rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in West Dorset constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent GPs were working in West Dorset constituency as of 31 August 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of GP appointments in West Dorset constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the accessibility of information (a) provided by the NHS and (b) on adult social care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in West Bromwich constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of urinary tract infections (UTIs); and if he will (a) take steps to support research on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 3791 on Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination, whether he has received any...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to create a national allergy tsar within the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the Pharmacy First service has been used in each month since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dental appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to free up more GP appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow GP practices to expand in areas with planned population increases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow Integrated Care Boards to enter into sub-leases for large non-owned GP leased premises (a) via exception and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure there is adequate healthcare provision for (a) existing and (b) new populations in (i) towns and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Environment on reducing particulate matter in the air.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement a strategy to reduce levels of (a) diabetes and (b) complications as a result of diabetes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Fit For Future Fund will include purchasing new equipment for endoscopy services used to diagnose bowel cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to treat people who have (a) post-acute withdrawal syndrome and (b) post-SSRI sexual dysfunction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help treat people who have had adverse reactions to antidepressant medication including to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for medical research into alternatives to antidepressant medication.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to deliver a national health inequalities strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) collect and (b) analyse data on cancer in the over 70s as part of the National Cancer audit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to reinstate the National Cancer Equality Initiative to examine inequalities in cancer care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with NHS leaders on (a) the adequacy of funding for existing provision and (b) support for a wider range...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve access to hospital services in rural constituencies and (b) encourage cross-county border working...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to obtain contact data for those who are eligible for but not accessing the Healthy Start scheme .
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the NHS geographic availability is of Palforzia as of September 2024; and if he will publish a regional breakdown the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding for the Nursery Milk Scheme reflects the retail cost of milk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to change the the entitlement to Nursery Milk Scheme from ending at age five to the end of the academic year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional disparities in cancer treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on encouraging young people to pursue careers in (a) hospitals and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) drug companies to secure supplies of ADHD medication.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS provision for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of ADHD...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will include measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to ensure that vapes remain easily accessible as a smoking cessation tool.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) repeal Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the take up of the Healthy Start Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps with NHS England to develop (a) modelling of the blood cancer care workforce and (b) national standards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce prescriptions for anti-depressant medication.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the amount of financial support available (a) for families of children and young people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of peripheral arterial disease and (b) ensure that patients have access to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase understanding of homelessness across primary care networks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the UK Vaping Industry Association since September 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide additional funding for improved endoscopy equipment for diagnosing bowel cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce NHS waiting lists in Aylesbury constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that health checks are available at all stages of life.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place more mental health services in primary care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the dental contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to offer bowel cancer screening to people aged 50.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Major Conditions Strategy on outcomes for people with dementia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to expand the scope of the Pharmacy First scheme to include the (a) management of long-term conditions and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand community pharmacy provision in York.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the work of Air Ambulance charities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to Question 4389 on National Grid: Costs, whether (a) he and (b) Ofgem is able to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to introduce (a) new national standards for the construction of facilities and (b) operational safety...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on (a) plans for the industrial future and (b) the workforce that could in future be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with oil and gas companies on projected price changes in the next six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to establish Great British Energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of off-grid energy infrastructure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of jobs in the renewable energy sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of trends in petrol and diesel prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase solar power generation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle climate change.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Changes to various permitted development rights which closed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many total Right to Buy sales there were in each local housing authority in each year since 2010-11; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to community warm banks in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has received representations on abolishing the Right to Buy from (a) the Mayor of London, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to respond to the consultation entitled The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 consultation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 1 August 2024 to Question 1525 on Building Regulations, whether she plans to make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with which members of (a) Suffolk County Council and (b) district councils in Suffolk she has discussed Suffolk's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide a devolution deal for Norfolk.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2024 to Question 3747 on Neighbourhood Plans, what plans she has for the role of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2024, to Question 2635, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the infrastructure (a) requirements and (b) costs of her proposed housing reforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish a strategy on ending all forms of homelessness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data her Department holds on the number of buildings over (a) 11 and (b) 18 metres in Gateshead Central and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what role her Department will have in coordinating a cross-departmental approach to ending homelessness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social housing waiting lists on the capacity of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by people granted asylum in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been sent from the Republic of Ireland to the United Kingdom in the last six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people becoming homeless after leaving asylum accommodation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many shops have been served closure orders for the sale of illegal tobacco and vapes in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions police have been required to be present at the picketing of defence factories in the last twelve months; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the impact of immigration-based restrictions to public funds on homelessness among non-UK nationals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he will prioritise phasing out testing on protected species when phasing out animal testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will conduct an impact assessment of his plans to phase out animal testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2163 on Animal Experiments, what his planned timetable is for the work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2024 to Question 2163 on Animal Experiments, which scientists his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the financial impact of planned changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on recipients of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) old and (b) new State Pension recipients are equally financially supported.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to continue supporting the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has he made of the potential merits of opening up green belt land to responsible public access.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to implement the aims of the Right to Roam campaign.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral statement of 11 September 2024 on Patrick Finucane Murder, Official Report, columns 842-3, when he plans to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his oral statement of 11 September 2024 on Patrick Finucane Murder, Official Report, columns 841-3, whether he is considering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress the Expert Advisory Panel for Public History of British Policy During the Northern Ireland Conflict has made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his speech of 7 September 2024, entitled A new chapter in the UK-Ireland relationship, when he plans to set out his plans to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the funding period for the Harrogate College rebuild.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will widen the list of current Energy Saving Materials in the upcoming Autumn Statement to include heat batteries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Post Office Ltd on cutting exceptional payments for post offices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help ensure that post offices in South Suffolk constituency remain financially viable businesses entities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to protect the jobs of steelworkers.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have conducted, or plan to conduct, stakeholder consultations on any future decisions to re-sponsor UK Seabed Resources Limited’s two...
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current level of national shortage of skilled (1) bricklayers, (2) roofers, (3) plasterers, (4) carpenters, and (5) electricians.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the expected (1) process, and (2) timeframe, for any future decisions on continued sponsorship of UK Seabed Resources Limited’s two International...
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 to enable the electronic transfer of prescriptions...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Centre for Perioperative Care's CPOC Manifesto: A Blueprint for NHS Efficiency, published on 12 April, in the light of the...
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