Written answers

Mercher, 5 Chwefror 2025

  • Cabinet Office

    • 10 Downing Street: Flags

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to fly the Cross of St George from 10 Downing Street on Saint Crispin’s Day in 2025.

    • Military Aircraft: Helicopters

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2024, to Question 21064, on Military Aircraft: Helicopters, if he will publish his Department's Commercial...

      Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 6100 on Civil Servants: Recruitment, if he will publish the (a) Department, (b) grade and (c)...

      Cabinet Office: Management

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Cabinet Office board operating framework was last updated; and if he will place a copy in the Library of the House.

      Government Departments: Sanitation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the London properties managed by the Government Property Agency have shared-space gender-neutral toilets.

      Cabinet Office: Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a data sharing agreement between his Department and HM Revenue and Customs on the work of (a) the Independent Adviser on Ministerial...

      Visas: EU Countries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will have discussions with his European Union counterpart on the potential merits of establishing a six months visa waiver scheme for citizens...

      Visas: EU Countries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to negotiate a six-month visa waiver scheme with the EU.

      Question

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.

      Public Bodies: Reviews

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2025 to Question 22191 on Public Bodies: Reviews, which reviews (a) are in progress and (b) have been paused; and...

      Government Departments: Public Consultation

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of consultations conducted by the Government since July 2024.

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Resilience Review has incorporated input from the voluntary and community sector; and what steps he plans to take to facilitate ongoing...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that the findings of the Government's Resilience Review (a) reflect the specific needs of and (b) engage with (i)...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on long-term funding and resource allocations for cross-government resilience work;...

      Public Appointments and Special Advisers

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26089 on Ministers and Public Appointments, whether that legal advice was sought.

      Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on a UK-EU youth mobility scheme.

      Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's transparency data entitled Cabinet Office spend approvals: July to September 2024, published on 17 December 2024,...

      Office for National Statistics: Surveys

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to regulate the cost of Office for National Statistics surveys.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes HM Courts and Tribunals Service has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

    • Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were awaiting a crown court date on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) 28 January 2025.

      Crown Court: Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the (a) maximum amount of possible court time and (b) actual court time used for each Crown Court in each of the last 12...

      Prison Sentences: Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison and held the religious identity of (a) all Christian, (b)...

      Offenders: Foreign Nationals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the value for money of rehabilitation of foreign national offenders.

      Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to expedite the judicial process for those charged with domestic abuse offences.

      Marriage: Relatives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to tackle first cousin marriage.

      Burial: Minority Groups

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that the bodies of deceased people from minority religious communities whose faith practices require burial within a...

      Public Sector: Private Companies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) transparency of private companies that provide public services for her department and (b)...

      Ministry of Justice: Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the cost-effectiveness of her Department's Arm's Length Bodies.

      Prison and Probation Service: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Prisons: Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 21413, Prisons: Procurement, what recent estimate she has made of the potential savings to the...

      Prisons: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places were built between (a) May 1997-May 2010 and (b) May 2010 and July 2024.

  • Department for Transport

    • Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to improve the mental health of HGV drivers.

    • Roads: Public Lavatories

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds information on the percentage of truck stops on the Strategic Road Network which have free toilet facilities.

      Electric Vehicles: Pilot Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle pilots were administered by Highways England in each year between 2014 and 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was...

      Highways England: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all (a) start and (b) end dates for lease agreements held by Highways England for their vehicle fleet.

      Roads: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of lighting on (a) motorways and (b) A roads has been replaced with LEDs in each year between 2014 and 2024; and what the cost to the...

      Railways: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Office of Road and Rail on reducing decision making times on the introduction of new rail routes (a)...

      Railways: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest wait was for determination of an application for a new rail line by a private operator for each...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on (a) noise pollution, (b) air quality and (c)...

      Air Pollution: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the expansion of Heathrow Airport on levels of air pollution in Surrey Heath constituency.

      Southend Airport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to support the expansion of Southend Airport.

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of a third runway at Heathrow on the environment.

      Lower Thames Crossing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Lower Thames Crossing on residents of (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock...

      Lower Thames Crossing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost of the Lower Thames Crossing; and what the cost for the project was originally projected to be.

      Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what low carbon (a) materials and (b) methods are used by Highways England in road (i) maintenance and (ii) construction.

      Charging Points: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points...

      Highways England: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse for Highways England to decarbonise (a) internal operations by 2030, (b) road...

      Highways England: Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Highways England vehicles that were (a) petrol, (b) diesel, (c) hydrogen, (d) hybrid, (e)...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with (a) Highways England and (b) Distribution Network Operators on steps to accelerate the upgrades to...

      Maritime and Coastguard Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claims have been successful for vehicles that have been damaged by potholes in the last year.

      Roads: Rural Areas

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rural road safety.

      Bus Services: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the provision of bus services in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Kent.

      Public Transport: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport connections in (a) South Derbyshire constituency and (b) the East Midlands.

      Aviation: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions from aviation.

      Crime: Westminster Bridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517 on Crime: Westminster Bridge, which public bodies are responsible for law enforcement in...

      Tree Planting: Highways England

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trees have been planted by Highways England in each year between 2014 and 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of this work.

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of building (a) charging infrastructure and (b) on-road services for electric...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles plans to publish guidance on the options for the charging of electric vehicles.

      Office of Rail and Road: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the Office of Rail and Road has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Aviation: Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of passenger flights in the UK using sustainable aviation fuel in 2023-24.

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Unpaid Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish the call for evidence on implementing a ban on unpaid internships.

    • Economic Situation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to support the development of pan-national economies that cut across the borders of the nations of the UK in...

      Public and Commercial Services Union: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Public and Commercial Services trade union on the proposed industrial action by workers in his Department.

      Spirit AeroSystems: Northern Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with stakeholders on the future of the (a) workforce and (b) production lines at Spirit AeroSystems in Northern...

      Retail Trade: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help support high street businesses to compete with online retailers in South Derbyshire constituency.

      Trade Promotion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what has been the cost of the UK Trade Envoy programme since its inception; and what was the cost of the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy...

  • Treasury

    • Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will take steps to ensure that HMRC case workers dealing with (a) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Enterprise Investment Scheme...

    • Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2024 to Question 18292 on Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands, what estimate she has made of additional tax revenue...

      Business Rates and Employers' Contributions: Hospitality Industry

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) increasing employers' National Insurance contributions, (b) increasing minimum wage and (c)...

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential economic (a) costs and (b) benefits of an expansion of Heathrow Airport.

      British Patient Capital: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will increase the funding available to British Patient Capital's Future Fund: Breakthrough.

      Civil Service: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of civil service pensions for the next 50 years.

      Revenue and Customs: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes HM Revenue and Customs has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish an updated impact assessment of changes to Business Property Relief; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of those...

      Business: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what sectoral impact assessments her Department has conducted on changes to Business Property Relief since the Autumn Budget 2024; and whether she has made...

      Wealth

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the finding of the Adam Smith Institute millionaire tracker.

      Agriculture: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the National Farmers Union of Scotland on changes to Business Property Relief in the Autumn Budget 2024 since 30 October 2024.

      Holiday Accommodation: Taxation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department holds on the number of furnished holiday let properties registered for tax purposes in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK as of January 2025.

      Income Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of additional individuals her Department expects to pay tax in financial year 2025-26 as a result of the freeze...

      Financial Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the Financial Inclusiveness Strategy.

      Small Businesses: Investment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a similar scheme to the Small Business Investment Company in the USA.

      Cryptocurrencies: Regulation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Bank of England on creating a regulatory framework for stablecoins.

      Corporation Tax: Tax Yields

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of lowering corporation tax on tax revenue.

      Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC case workers dealing with (a) Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Enterprise Investment Scheme applications are incentivised to help...

      National Infrastructure Commission: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what purposes the National Infrastructure Commission has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Crime: Westminster Bridge

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23517 on Crime: Westminster Bridge, what steps her Department is taking to tackle...

    • 10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Freedom of Information disclosures her Department have made on Government Art Collection artwork in 10 Downing Street in the last...

      Holiday Accommodation: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on delivering a mandatory short term let registration scheme.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims from Afghans were refused in 2024.

    • Undocumented Migrants: Schools

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a curfew for irregular migrants housed by local authorities close to...

      Borders and Deportation: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Department for Borders and Deportation.

      Immigration Controls: Tourists

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking through the immigration system to support the ambition of 50 million inbound tourism visitors by 2030.

      Asylum: Fareham

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the asylum seekers due to be housed at Wates House, Fareham, are male.

      Asylum: Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department considers Afghanistan to be a safe country for asylum returns.

      Immigration Controls: British National (Overseas)

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to digital gates at Border Control for British National (Overseas) passport holders;...

      Visas: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were in the appeal system as of 28 January 2025.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Syria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to deliver humanitarian aid to support the Syrian people.

    • UK Soft Power Council : Meetings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned frequency of meetings of the Soft Power Council is.

      Peru: Women's Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Peruvian counterpart on (a) restrictions on women’s rights in...

      Sudan: Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to stop the escalation of violence in Juba, Sudan.

      Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to deliver humanitarian aid to Sudan.

      UK Soft Power Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the British Council in the 2024-25 financial year; what...

      Crimes against Humanity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on the Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub.

      USA: World Health Organization

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the withdrawal of the USA from the World Health Organisation will lead to an increase in UK contributions...

      USA: World Health Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of the US from the World Health...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bidfood

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii)...

    • Agriculture: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of agricultural input costs on the financial...

      Inland Border Facilities: Dover

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 10797 on Inland Border Facilities: Dover, what the operating status is...

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: WRAP

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research, analysis and intelligence WRAP provides his Department to inform policy.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to require the inclusion of information on animal welfare standards on food labels.

      Marine Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect blue carbon habitats from human activities.

      Farms: Tenants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the the adequacy of the implementation of the Rock Review.

      Floods Resilience Taskforce

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the Flood Resilience Taskforce has met since 4 July 2024.

      Floods: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it mandatory for insurers participating in the Flood Re...

      Foot and Mouth Disease: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease.

      Agriculture: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers impacted by flooding.

      Cattle: Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the methodology used to calculate the carbon sequestration generated by cattle.

      Food Supply

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on developing a food strategy.

      Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 24102 on Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances, whether his...

      Animal Welfare: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to open funding via the Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure Grant under the Animal...

      Agriculture: Diversification

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of farm diversification on the working hours of farmers.

      Hedges and Ditches: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will reinstate capital grants for hedgerow work.

      Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that local communities are compensated by water companies for sewage discharges.

      Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost to the public purse was of vets fees for testing cattle herds for bovine tuberculosis in 2023 and 2024.

      Bees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle bee harm.

      Peatlands: Controlled Burning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enforce the ban on peat burning in England.

      Plastics: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the...

      Plastics: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries on...

      Plastics: Treaties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support the introduction of a binding global target to cut all forms of primary plastic...

      Agriculture: Cannock Chase

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme has been allocated to projects in the (a) Cannock Chase...

      Sewage: Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of environmental contamination caused by sewage...

      Waste Disposal: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed charge for waste exemption permits on the...

      Carpets: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Environment Agency on the potential merits of paying compensation to businesses...

      Carpets: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Environment Agency on the potential merits of providing financial support to businesses...

      Carpets: Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the adequacy of the length of the notice period for the...

      Agriculture: Grants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the capital grant scheme were received by his Department in each month since July 2024.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ministry of Defence: Land

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that illegal hunts do not take place on Ministry of Defence land.

    • Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial year 2025-26.

      F-35 Aircraft: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to strengthen the UK’s place within the international F-35 Lightning II supply chain programme.

      Defence: Vocational Guidance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) educational institutions to help ensure the safety of defence industry representatives at...

      Ministry of Defence: Semaglutide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on Semaglutide since 1 January 2024.

      Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending pension entitlements to Army reservists who were excluded from the Armed...

      Defence: Bank Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received representations from small and medium-sized defence companies on difficulties in securing bank accounts.

      Defence: Insurance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received representations from small and medium-sized defence companies on challenges in obtaining insurance liability coverage.

      Ajax Vehicles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for when the Ajax armoured vehicle will achieve initial operating capability.

      Boeing E-7

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25651 on Boeing E-7, when he plans to complete the approval of the full business case for E7 Wedgetail.

      Armed Forces: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of mental health provision for (a) serving members of the armed forces and (b) veterans (i) during the...

  • Department for Education

    • Special Educational Needs: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase specialist educational provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities in South...

    • School Libraries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on adding the collection of school library data to the school census.

      Special Educational Needs: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the reasons for delays in processing education, health and care plans in South Derbyshire constituency; and whether...

      Pupils: Reading

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance entitled The reading framework, published on 10 July 2021, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure that...

      Children: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to reform the social care system for disabled children.

      STEM Subjects: Teachers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with teaching groups on the potential merits of establishing a STEM teachers continuing professional development fund...

      Holiday Activities and Food Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of expanding the Holiday Activities and Food programme to all (a) families in receipt of...

      Breakfast Clubs: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school breakfast clubs she plans to introduce in Lincolnshire.

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 64 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, what assessment she...

    • Permitted Development Rights: Trees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, what steps she...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2024, to Question 18953, on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, whether 10...

      Planning Permission: Internal Drainage Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making Internal Drainage Boards a statutory consultee on...

      Infrastructure: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Plan for Change, published on 5 December 2024, CP1210, if she will make it...

      Institution of Fire Engineers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Institution of Fire Engineers as a regulatory body for fire...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 236 of the National Planning Policy Framework, published on 12 December 2024, whether...

      Building Regulations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 24615 on Housing: Carbon Emissions, what assessment she has made...

      Flats: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a central governance board to regulate...

      Social Rented Housing: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many people are on the waiting list for social housing in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c)...

      Green Belt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure community involvement in decisions on the (a) designation and (b) development of...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of levels of demand for new housing in different areas of the UK; and what assessment she...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has made a representation to...

      Private Rented Housing: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of under 25s who are renting privately.

      Private Rented Housing: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 December 2024 on English Devolution, HCWS316, whether local authorities...

      Empty Property: Business Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to allow more empty premises to be used.

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate infrastructure is in place before new housing is built.

      Local Plans: Environment Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s policy paper entitled Development and Nature Recovery, published on 15...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending the New Homes Bonus on the funding of district councils.

      New Towns Task Force: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of the work of the New Towns Taskforce.

      Private Rented Housing: Deposits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the merits of deposits for private renters.

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2024 on English Devolution, HCWS316, if she will place in...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what requests she has received from local authorities to set a council tax referendum threshold for 2025-26 above the...

      Local Government: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to para 4.2.3 of the English Devolution White Paper, published on 16 December 2024, how the (a) debts...

      Local Government Pension Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18952 on Local Government Pension Scheme, what assessment she...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 3.2 of the Devolution White Paper, CP 1218, if she will make an estimate of the average...

      Local Government: Reorganisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 December 2024 on English Devolution, HCWS316, how many areas will...

      Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on the implementation of the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023.

      Local Government: Debts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23337 on Local Government: Debts, what will happen to existing...

      Local Plans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has set a deadline for councils to publish their (a) local growth plans and (b) local housing...

  • Attorney General

    • Sandeels: Conservation

      To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the UK’s compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU in relation to the ban on...

  • Women and Equalities

    • Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of restrictions on the right to work on...

    • Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on legally binding humanist marriages in England and Wales.

      Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making care experience a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.

      Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve opportunities for white working-class boys.

      Question

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle workplace sexual harassment.

      LGBT People: Care Homes

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle LGBT discrimination in care homes.

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Renewable Energy: Supply Chains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to continue the Green Industries Growth Accelerator; and how much has been spent on the scheme.

    • Electric Cables: Weather

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resilience of power lines in the event of extreme weather.

      Data Centres: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to provide additional support to the (a) Planning Inspectorate, (b) statutory consultees, (c) local planning...

      Data Centres: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on the construction of off-grid infrastructure for new data...

      Data Centres: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of building new data centres on (a) sites of decommissioned...

      Data Centres: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to bring grid infrastructure for new data centres under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project regime.

      Data Centres: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials within his Department have had with technology...

      Energy: USA

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet with the US Energy Secretary to discuss (a) importing US-produced (i) Liquefied Natural Gas and (ii) oil and (b)...

      Petrol: Prices

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to implement a national system to monitor petrol prices.

      Nuclear Power Stations: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) the UK's nuclear energy capacity on delivering the AI Opportunities...

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Center for Countering Digital Hate and Stop Funding Hate

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) he, (b) special advisers and (c) officials have held meetings with (i) Centre for Countering Digital Hate and...

    • Artificial Intelligence: West Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help promote the creation of AI infrastructure including (a) data centres and (b) high-performance...

      Artificial Intelligence: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help establish international partnerships in AI research and development.

      Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help promote the development of AI infrastructure including (a) data centres and (b)...

      Artificial Intelligence: Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve AI skills in the workforce.

      Artificial Intelligence: Data Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of AI Growth Zones on AI capabilities in the UK.

      Artificial Intelligence: Skilled Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment has he made of the AI skills gap.

      Data Centres: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the AI Opportunities...

      Copyright: Data Processing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to ensure that a rights reservation mechanism has been (a) trialled and (b) proven before a copyright...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Social Security Benefits: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of low skilled migrants' entitlement to benefits on the public purse.

    • Neurodiversity: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide (a) funding and (b) advisory support to employers to help increase the (i)...

      Employment: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) support disabled people seeking to enter or return to work and (b) ensure those unable to work...

      Disability: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps she has taken to help end discrimination against disabled people.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on in-work benefits in the last 12 months.

      Social Security Benefits: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the level of fraud in the welfare system.

      Pension Funds: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring a at least 25% of all new pension contributions to be invested in social...

      Winter Fuel Payment: Standard of Living

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility for Winter Fuel Payment on living standards for...

      Money and Pensions Service: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes the Money and Pensions Service has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      State Retirement Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the time taken for the state pensions top-up process.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Neurological Diseases: North East

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve service provision for people with (a) Tourette's syndrome and (b) other tic...

    • Health Services: Older People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people over 65 can access free health checks every five years.

      Health Services: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in NHS (a) care and (b) funding for patients living near county borders.

      Family Hubs: Carshalton and Wallington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to expand Start for Life services to include Carshalton and Wallington constituency.

      Naloxone

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the capacity of health care services in the England and Wales to provide take home Naloxone kits to people...

      Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices...

      Tobacco and Vapes Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the impact assessment for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, published on 5 November 2024, whether the specified cost of...

      Cerebral Palsy: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the care continuity for individuals with Cerebral Palsy with no cognative impairment...

      Preventive Medicine

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the farming sector's provision of access to (a) healthy eating and (b) nature on...

      Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to introduce early diagnosis services for osteoporosis.

      UK Health Security Agency: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purposes the UK Health Security Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Shingles: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the eligibility criteria for people over 65 who did not receive the shingles vaccine to allow for retrospective vaccination.

      Tobacco and Vapes Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a comparative estimate of the costs of (a) implementing a one-time increase in the legal purchase age of tobacco and (b)...

      Bowel Cancer: Screening

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 5537 on Bowel Cancer: Screening, whether he expects bowel screening for 50...

      Dementia: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement a commission lead review on dementia diagnostics.

      Carers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the legal right to a care supporter in a health and social care setting.

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were (a) held informally under the Mental Health Act 1983 and (b) otherwise detained in assessment and treatment units...

      Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were detained in assessment and treatment units in England in December (a) 2023, (b) 2022 and (c) 2021.

      Brain: Tumours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England is providing training to help GPs to diagnose brain tumours at an early stage.

      Prescriptions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the reimbursement system for (a) pharmacies and (b) GP practices dispensing medicines.

      Thalidomide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support he provides for the (a) health and (b) wellbeing needs of thalidomide survivors.

      Dementia: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to commission services for adults with young onset dementia.

      Speech and Language Therapy: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her policies of the length of Speech and Language waiting lists.

      General Practitioners: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on GP online booking services.

      Patients: Jews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing recommendation 6 of the NHS Race & Health Observatory's report...

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2025 to Question 20760 on Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy, whether he has had recent...

      General Practitioners: Surrey Heath

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help (a) older and (b) digitally illiterate demographics in using online NHS booking services for GP...

      Royal Berkshire Hospital: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will provide financial support to the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust prior to 2030 to assist them in securing land...

      Mental Health Services: Veterans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure veterans in Hexham constituency have access to mental health services.

      Preventive Medicine: South Derbyshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to shift towards a preventative healthcare model in South Derbyshire constituency; and if he will...

      Kidneys: Transplant Surgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prescription charges on the uptake of prescribed medication for people who have...

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shortages

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on tackling the shortage of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy drugs.

      Skin Cancer: Health Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to promote awareness of skin cancer (a) prevention measures, (b) signs and (c) symptoms.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk have stopped accepting NHS patients since 5 July 2024.

  • Scotland Office

    • Offshore Industry: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to consider the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw oil and gas fields on...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Community Ownership Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reallocate any unspent funding previously allocated to the Community Ownership Fund.

    • Holiday Accommodation: Flats

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to remove restrictions on short-term lets for residential flats following the provision in the Renters' Rights Bill to introduce periodic...

      Affordable Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many affordable homes were built in 2024; how many are planned for (1) 2025, and (2) 2026; and how many for the duration of the current Parliament.

      Community Ownership Fund

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the Community Ownership Fund and support communities to take ownership of public assets at risk of closure.

      Sleeping Rough: Women

      To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in amending the criteria against which people rough sleeping are counted so that women are more accurately counted, and so that more...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Foreign Investment in UK

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the UK remains the largest market for international investment in Europe, and whether the artificial intelligence sector can...

    • Manufacturing Industries: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many companies owned by corporations with headquarters in the USA currently have manufacturing facilities in Wales.

      Zero Hours Contracts: Agency Workers

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to consult relevant parties and stakeholders to define a "reference period" as set out in the Consultation on the application of...

      Trade Agreements: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol on creating a barrier to trade deals between the UK and the US.

  • Home Office

    • Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many additional asylum decision makers they (1) have recruited since July 2024, and (2) plan to recruit in 2025.

    • Asylum: Myanmar

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 20 January (HL3720), how many Burmese people have been granted asylum in each of the past ten years.

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask His Majesty's Government on what grounds and to whom, a person ordered by a High Court Judge to be deported at the end of serving a custodial sentence in the UK, can appeal against such an...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Commercial Broadcasting: Wales

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of commercial radio companies regarding reduction of their presence in Wales.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Personal Independence Payment: Staff

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) senior responsible officers, and (2) policy directors, there were for the Personal Independence Payment programme between 2011 and 2014.

    • Pension Credit

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have applied for Pension Credit since 5 July 2024; and how many have been approved.

  • Treasury

    • Public Expenditure

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of government borrowing costs in December 2024 and whether they intend to adjust their expenditure as a result.

    • Economic Growth: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to visit Northern Ireland to discuss how it can play its full part in growing the UK economy.

      National Insurance Contributions

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals are eligible to make voluntary contributions for gaps in their National Insurance records for 2006–2018 before the 5 April deadline.

      Pharmacy: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide mitigation to community pharmacies in Northern Ireland before the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions...

      Arts: Charitable Donations

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to encourage corporate philanthropy in the art sector, such as through higher tax deductibility of corporate gifts and support.

  • Northern Ireland Office

    • Northern Ireland Government

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce legislation to amend the Northern Ireland Act 1998 to change the mechanism for choosing a Stormont Executive.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Contraceptives: Pharmacy

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to follow the recommendations of the position statement from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare on national commissioning of oral...

    • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost and feasibility of implementing the High Court approval mechanism proposed in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

      NHS: Audit

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 16 January (HL3971), what are the names and total revenue allocations for each of the 38 National...

      Dentistry and Social Workers: Labour Turnover

      To ask His Majesty's Government what the retention rate was for NHS (1) social workers, and (2) dentists, in the financial years (a) 2022–23, (b) 2023–24, and (c) 2024–25 to date.

      Cerliponase Alfa

      To ask His Majesty's Government when a decision will be taken on authorising and funding the use of Brineura permanently; and what steps they are taking to ensure that the decision is not delayed...

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Sewage: Waste Disposal

      To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement by Ofwat that water bills will increase over the next five years, what proportion of storm overflows resulting in harmful...

    • Marine Environment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the timeline for implementing their 'marine net gain' policy.

      Marine Environment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report from the Office for Environmental Protection, Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2023/2024,...

      Pesticides

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments; and what plans they have to restrict their use.

      Energy: Waste

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 10 December 2024 (HL3098), whether their policy on energy from waste has changed; and if...

      Packaging: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment was made of the impact of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 in the development of the...

  • Department for Transport

    • Gatwick Airport: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of expanding Gatwick airport, particularly regarding the creation of a second runway.

    • Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of expanding Heathrow Airport, particularly regarding the creation of a third runway.

      Heathrow Airport: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions ministers or officials have had with the operators of Heathrow Airport on their proposal for a third runway.

      Night Flying: Greater London

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many flights have been permitted to fly above central London during the night quota period in the past 12 months, broken down into appropriate time periods;...

      West Coast Main Line: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the West Coast Main Line upgrade between Warrington and Carlisle on services between north Wales and London.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 20 January 2025 (HL3881), how is the position that (1) the government committee advises the...

    • Elections: USA

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 12 November 2024 (HL1945), whether Cabinet Office or Downing Street special advisers...

      Prime Minister: Official Gifts

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Georgia Gould on 26 November 2024 (HC14635), what Ministerial gifts the Prime Minister has accepted which have since been...

      Fujitsu: Contracts

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many new contracts, or extensions to existing contracts, have been awarded to Fujitsu over the past 12 months by each government department.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Crime: Victims

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer on 11 November 2024 by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (HL2195), when they plan to conduct the consultation on the revised...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Spoil Heaps: Coal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what resilience plans are in place for communities that are next to disused coal tips.

    • Spoil Heaps: Coal

      To ask His Majesty's Government what live environmental data are available regarding disused coal tips.

      Hydroelectric Power

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the hydroelectric output in Great Britain is generated in (1) England, (2) Wales, and (3) Scotland.

      Great British Energy: Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend the environmental principles duty to apply to the proposed Great British Energy company.

      Great British Energy: Biodiversity

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend the duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as amended by section 102 of the...

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