Written answers

Gwener, 7 Chwefror 2025

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Arts and Humanities Research Council

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Arts and Humanities Research Council on (a) their sustainability plans and (b)...

    • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July...

      Internet: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) community information websites, (b) hobbyist forums and (c) other...

      Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what was the total allocation of funding from the Life Science Innovative Manufacturing Fund to projects aimed at improving...

      Suicide: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the number of people dying of suicide after engaging with suicide-related content online; and...

      Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions...

      Breast Cancer: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will meet with Dr Susan Michaelis to discuss funding of research into invasive lobular breast cancer.

      Harassment: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to (a) fast track protections for people who experience doxing and (b) help ensure social...

      Copyright: Data Processing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make it his policy that a copyright exception for text and data mining will not be brought into law until a rights...

      Advanced Research and Invention Agency

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on (a) their sustainability plans and (b)...

      Geospatial Commission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Geospatial Commission on (a) their sustainability plans and (b) assessments of the...

      Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the development of a roadmap for phasing out animal testing.

      Pornography Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when he expects the report of the Independent Pornography Review to be published.

  • Attorney General

    • Courts

      To ask the Solicitor General, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on backlogs of court cases.

  • Department for Transport

    • Railways: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has conducted a study of the (a) financial and (b) operational impact of rail nationalisation in Scotland.

    • Electric Vehicles: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list all training that has been provided to traffic officers on managing electric vehicles in incident recovery situations in each...

      Railways: South West

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to take into account the potential impact on access to health services in (a) Exeter, (b) Torbay, (c) Newton Abbot, (d)...

      Railways: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub on economic growth.

      Railways: Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) frequency and (b) capacity of services between Birmingham and (i) Nottingham and (ii) Leicester.

      Transport: Devon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to take into account the potential impact on access to health services in (a) Exeter, (b) Torbay, (c) Newton Abbot, (d)...

      Chiltern Railways

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Chiltern Railways on increasing its capacity.

      Castleton (Manchester) Station: Economic Growth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with officials within the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on further housing development near Castleton...

      Great British Railways: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent cost overruns during the transition to Great British Railways.

      Northern Trains

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the (a) reliability of Northern Trains and (b) communications on the impacts of delays and cancellations on passengers.

      Department for Transport: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms...

      Russia: Shipping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the number of Russian shadow fleet vessels that have entered UK waters in the last 12 months.

      Department for Transport: Employers' Contributions

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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many taskings for Military Aid to the Civil Authorities from his Department required the use of RAF CH-47 Chinook...

    • Litter: Fines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 14343 on Litter, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the...

      River Roding: Sewage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency in tackling pollution of the River Roding by Thames...

      Neonicotinoids

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.

      Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the public appointment advertisement for Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, published on 19...

      Badgers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the practice of badger baiting and associated illegal activities.

      Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what processes are in place for Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies to consider (a) new scientific research and (b)...

      Flood Control: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by flooding caused inadvertently by flood relief schemes.

      Rivers: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve water quality in rivers.

      Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5...

  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    • Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will provide additional funding beyond the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme to support the maintenance of historic places...

    • Tourism: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of funding provided to local authorities to promote tourism.

  • Home Office

    • Home Office: Muslims

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the potential cost to the public purse was of her Department's Islamic network in each of the last five years.

    • Home Office: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and...

      Home Office: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial...

      Gender Based Violence: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport on steps to tackle violence against women and girls on public...

      Immigration: Families

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on subsequent family migration patterns of people with Indefinite Leave to Remain.

      Home Office: Equality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the potential cost to the public purse was of her Department's equality network in each of the last five years.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with Police and Crime Commissioners in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England on the potential impact of...

      Home Office: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests related to police forces in...

      Police: Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the implementation of the right person right care policy by Devon and Cornwall constabulary.

      Shoplifting: Arrests

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were (a) arrested and (b) charged for shoplifting offences in 2024.

      Shoplifting: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the length of prison sentences for violent shoplifting offences.

      Firearms: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if will make an assessment of the potential merits of a national firearms application process.

      Shoplifting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle retail crime.

      Shoplifting: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reported retail crime cases resulted in prosecution in each of the last three years.

      Hate Crime: Disability

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) tackle and (b) improve reporting rates of disability hate crime.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Venezuela: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with opposition figures in Venezuela since the Presidential election in that...

    • Chile: Foreign Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was discussed between his Department and his Chilean counterparts during the delegation to Santiago and Punta...

      Electric Cables: Seas and Oceans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the threat posed to underwater cables by foreign...

      Colombia: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had any discussions with his counterparts in Colombia regarding the ongoing conflict in the...

      South Georgia: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect native wildlife on South Georgia in the context of the...

      Belarus: Sanctions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, what the timescale is for...

      Commonwealth: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve development cooperation within the Commonwealth.

      USA: Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2025 to Question 23476 on USA: Diplomatic Service, if he will instruct Lord...

      Cyprus: Financial Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Cypriot counterpart on the use of Cyprus-based financial structures by UK (a)...

      Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to provide an answer to Question 24486 on Republika Srpska and Serbia: Politics and Government,...

      Myanmar: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of distributing humanitarian aid to civilians in need through (a)...

      British Council: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Soft Power Council on levels of funding for the...

      Central America: British Nationals Abroad

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of British citizens travelling in Central America.

      Myanmar: Refugees

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the treatment of Christian refugees...

      Climate Change: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect children from the impact of climate change in...

      Nigeria: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of funding provided by his Department to (a) LAFIYA-UK and (b)...

      UK Soft Power Council : Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual budget of the Soft Power Council is.

      Nigeria: Development Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Nigeria strategic partnership on future trends in...

      Climate Change: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support children in countries impacted by climate change.

      Foreign Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how his Department (a) tracks and (b) reports on the use of UK foreign aid funds in (a) Bangladesh and (b) other...

      Religious Freedom

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that freedom of religion or belief is (a) protected and (b)...

  • Treasury

    • National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority: Public Appointments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority will retain independent commissioners.

    • Business: Inheritance Tax and Living Wage

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to support family owned small and medium sized enterprises with changes in the level of (a) the National Living...

      Tax Evasion

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue HMRC estimates has been lost due to tax evasion facilitated through overseas territories in the last five years.

      Armed Forces: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to ensure Inheritance Tax is not charged on death in service payments paid to relatives of armed forces personnel.

      Roman Abramovich

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that funds potentially owed by Roman Abramovich to HMRC are (a) investigated and (b) reclaimed.

      Arms Length Bodies: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that Arm's Length Bodies are value for money.

      Arms Length Bodies: Expenditure

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the transparency of public spending on Arm’s Length Bodies.

      Treasury: Arms Length Bodies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the cost-effectiveness of her Department's Arm's Length Bodies.

      Skilled Workers: Visas

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of holders of Skilled Worker visas are net contributors to the Exchequer.

      Special Educational Needs: Child Trust Fund and Individual Savings Accounts

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has plans to change the access to (a) Junior ISAs and (b) Child Trust Funds for parents of SEND young adults.

      Workplace Pensions: Inheritance Tax

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14298 on Workplace Pensions: Inheritance Tax, whether the pension scheme established under The...

  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

    • Solar Power: Reservoirs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of floating solar panels on reservoirs.

    • Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help prevent North Sea oil and gas workers leaving the UK.

      Offshore Industry: Aberdeen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that Aberdeen’s skilled North Sea oil and gas workforce is supported to transition into...

      Carbon Capture and Storage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy that Carbon Capture and Storage plans are assessed under principle H of schedule B of the Subsidy...

      Offshore Industry: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the judgement in the petitions of Greenpeace Ltd and Uplift [2025] CSOH 10, what discussions he has had with the...

      Community Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support community energy projects.

      Batteries: Lithium

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of fire regulations on Lithium Ion battery storage in the (a) commercial and (b)...

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024;...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that the revised environmental assessments for the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw fields reflect the...

      Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to support the installation of rooftop solar panels.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that the (a) Jackdaw and (b) Rosebank oil and gas projects can proceed.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with (a) Equinor, (b) Shell, and (c) Ithaca Energy on the regulatory process for reassessing the...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to accelerate the environmental reassessment process required for the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw oil and...

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential economic implications of delay to the (a) Jackdaw and (b) Rosebank oil and gas projects.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to issue a decision on the new environmental approvals required for the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw oil and gas fields.

      Offshore Industry: North Sea

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the impact of potential delays to the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw oil and gas projects on the...

      Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage is deployed in Scotland.

      Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and...

      Offshore Industry: Investment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential long-term impact of repeated legal challenges to approved oil and gas...

      Gas Fired Power Stations: Electricity Generation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total installed capacity is of combined-cycle gas turbine power stations in the UK; how much of that capacity is from...

      UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will carry out a review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to ensure alignment with the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate;...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Widowed People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department made a formal response to the Treasury's consultation on reforms to (a) inheritance tax and (b) the application of inheritance...

    • Strategic Defence Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the contractual end date is for the principle members of the Strategic Defence Review team.

      HMS Achilles

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the potential cost to the public purse was of renaming the new attack submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles.

      Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Prime Minister on sending British troops to Ukraine in peacekeeping roles.

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential long-term impact of increasing UK defence spending on (a) economic growth, (b) innovation and...

      Defence: Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of defence expenditure in (a) the UK and (b) Russia; and what recent assessment he has made of the...

      Ministry of Defence: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which firms that...

      Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking Avon Protection to produce a further 200,000 gas masks for soldiers in Ukraine.

      Armed Forces: Protective Clothing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many 3M Combat Arms Earplugs V2 his Department has purchased in the last five years.

      Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18945 on Ministry of Defence: Recruitment, how his Department measures the performance of those...

      Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and if he will make an...

      Brunei: Military Bases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential strategic risks to the UK's military base in Brunei of increasing Chinese influence in the...

  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

    • Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her timeline is for implementing the decent homes standard.

    • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the cost to her Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance...

      Local Government: Devolution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 20555 on Elections: Kent, how many local authority areas will...

      Building Safety Regulator

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average time was for the Building Safety Regulator to make a decision in the last 12 months.

      Allotments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the timescales Parish Councils have...

      Buildings: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of (a) compliance by contractors with and (b)...

      Land Use: Property Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) help prevent land banking by developers and (b) ensure that land earmarked...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16948 on Planning Permission, what guidance the National...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish all correspondence, including electronic communications, between 10 Downing Street and her...

      Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1926

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the Small Holdings and Allotments...

      Emergencies: Planning

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what additional funding and resources will be allocated to local authorities to implement the recommendations of the...

      Parking: Private Sector

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of regulation of the private car parking sector.

      Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the commencement of the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019.

      Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17826 on Local Government: Disadvantaged, which data metrics...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making water and sewerage undertakers...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Staff

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 18374 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:...

      Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether secondary legislation to implement the provisions on local referendums in the Levelling Up and Regeneration...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether any private sector companies contracted to her Department will receive increased payments for the increase in...

      Private Rented Housing: Evictions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Section 21 evictions have taken place in each year since 2015.

      Public Houses: Change of Use

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent the permanent conversion of public houses to other uses through the High Street...

      Empty Property: Business Premises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to make local councils aware of the High Street Rental Auctions scheme.

      Housing: Fire Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of (a) waking watch and (b) other indirect consequences of...

      Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since...

      Parish and Town Councils: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations she has received from the National Association of Local Councils on the potential effect of...

      Factory Farming: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to incorporate (a) environmental and (b) animal welfare considerations for applications for...

      Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with propriety guidance for the call-in of the proposed new...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on nutrient neutrality reform.

      Community Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support community-led developments; and if she will make an assessment of the...

      Multiple Occupation: Students

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of giving landlords the power to offer students fixed term house...

      Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 have not been implemented.

      Housing Revenue Accounts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations on a Housing Revenue Account agreement outlined in the...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making integrated care boards statutory...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will commence the street votes programme through the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.

      Environmental Impact Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 December 2024 on Development and the environment, HCWS317, how the new...

      Water: Pollution Control

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 December 2024, HCWS317, on Development and the environment, what...

      Land Registry: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what purposes HM Land Registry has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      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 17563 on Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission, what guidance...

      Road Signs and Markings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 13624 on Road Signs and Markings and with reference to Section...

      Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the planning system in supporting the rollout of electric vehicle...

      Public Houses: Change of Use and Demolition

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many public houses have been unlawfully (a) converted to another use and (b) demolished in (i) Cornwall and (ii)...

      Housing: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with officials in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on house building...

      Local Government: Working Hours

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17554 on Local Government: Working Hours, for what reason her...

      Mayoral Development Corporations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the establishment of a Mayoral Development Corporation requires her consent.

      Private Education: Business Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17827 on Private Education: Business Rates, whether the draft...

      Homelessness: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to include youth homelessness in the cross-government homelessness strategy.

      Planning Permission: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15985 on Planning Permission: Publicity, if she will make an...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Fractures: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for providing national coverage for fracture liaison services.

    • Hip Replacements: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are compensation schemes available for people made ill by defective hip replacements supplied by DePuy.

      Heart Valve Disease: Research

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding levels for research into the (a) detection and (b) treatment of heart valve...

      Viral Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on the number of (a) flu,...

      Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

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

      Heart Valve Disease

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase awareness of the symptoms of heart valve disease.

      Vaccination: Production

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the required domestic capacity for vaccine production in the event of a pandemic.

      Food Standards Agency: Artificial Intelligence

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

      Breast Cancer

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on the number of people who (a) have been diagnosed with secondary breast cancer after finishing...

      Influenza: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many vaccine doses have been purchased for this year’s Flu campaign; and where they were sourced from.

      Department of Health and Social Care: Gender Based Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to contribute to the target of halving violence against women and girls in ten years.

      Sexual Offences: Hospitals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alleged (a) rapes or (b) sexual assaults have taken place in hospitals since 1 January 2024.

  • Department for Education

    • Private Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of SEN pupils in Bedfordshire that are expected to leave the Independent school sector in 2024-25.

    • Academies: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enforce and (b) monitor safeguarding standards in academy schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what schools in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency are using the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme; and what their uptake is.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle backlogs in the processing of statutory assessments for education, health and care plans.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce inequalities in SEND funding between local authorities.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of SEN pupils attend a school in a different local authority area to the one in which they live in the East of England.

      Children: Mental Health Services and Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) child poverty, (b) access to mental health services and (c) the provision of adequate support...

      Special Educational Needs: Transport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support private providers of school transport for SEND pupils.

      Primary Education: Literacy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in the year one phonics screening check in...

      Private Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of SEN pupils who attend independent schools in Bedfordshire.

      Schools: Air Pollution

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the enforcement of guidelines on air quality in schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Bedfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in Bedfordshire had an EHC plan in each academic year since 2019/20.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of standardising the funding models local authorities use to support pupils with special...

      Teachers: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on disallowing schools from employing teachers without qualified teacher status.

      Special Educational Needs: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on SEND transport to...

      Special Educational Needs: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what primary schools in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency offer early intervention support; and what type of support is offered.

      Schools: Discrimination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle misogynistic attitudes in primary schools.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Public Sector Reform and Innovation Fund

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14182 on Public Sector: Finance, whether local authorities will be able to bid to receive funds...

    • a:gender: Costs

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse for supporting the a:gender network in each of the last five years.

      Public Expenditure

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes have been made to the guidance entitled Additional information on Exemptions, Thresholds, Expectations and Compliance, and Breaches of...

      Heathrow Airport: Queen Elizabeth II

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of renaming London Heathrow Airport after Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

      UK Relations with EU: Public Opinion

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has commissioned opinion polling on public attitudes towards (a) Brexit, (b) the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU,...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Defence: Financial Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of environmental, social, and governance criteria on the financing of (a) small and...

    • Department for Business and Trade: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much (a) his Department and (b) each of its arm’s length bodies has paid to external public relations firms since 5 July 2024; and...

      Import Controls: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will bring forward secondary legislation under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to prevent the importation of goods...

      Import Controls: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on trade with illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian...

      Trade Agreements: Israel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on a Free Trade Agreement.

      Employment Rights Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to create a single enforcement body to ensure employment rights are upheld.

      Employment Rights Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has carried out a proportionality assessment on clause 16 of the Employment Rights Bill.

      Employment Rights Bill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he sought external legal advice when drafting the Employment Rights Bill.

      Parental Leave

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to increase statutory parental leave.

      Public Houses: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish his timetable for the third Statutory Review of the Pubs Code and the Pubs Code Adjudicator.

      Competition and Markets Authority: Artificial Intelligence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what purposes the Competition and Markets Authority has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

      Minimum Wage

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to remove minimum wage age bands.

      Department for Business and Trade: Employers' Contributions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the proposed increase in employer National Insurance contributions for financial...

  • Scotland Office

    • Great British Energy: Aberdeen

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on GB Energy’s job creation in Aberdeen.

    • Financial Services: Edinburgh

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to encourage the Scottish Government to support Edinburgh's financial sector.

      Offshore Industry: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with Scottish (a) energy companies and (b) supply chain businesses on the potential impact of legal and regulatory...

      Offshore Industry: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on next steps in relation to the (a) Rosebank and (b) Jackdaw...

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • Poverty: Bromsgrove

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce pensioner poverty in Bromsgrove.

    • Asbestos: Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of deaths associated with asbestos-related diseases.

      Department for Work and Pensions: Public Relations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies has spent on external public relations since 5 July 2024; and which...

      Pensions: Software

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of PenSim3 for supporting public (a) awareness and (b) understanding of pensions.

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in her Department are responsible for (a) processing and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and if she will make an...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Storms: Damage

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the financial cost to the UK of the damage and disruption caused by Storm Eowyn.

    • Government Departments: Cybersecurity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage more cyber experts to work in government departments.

      Government Departments: Procurement

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of contracts awarded under the Government Major Projects Portfolio since 2020 have used single-source procurement.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Beavers: River Glaven

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the introduction of a pair of beavers to the River Glaven in Norfolk in 2022 on (1) water pollution, and (2) flood risk.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

    • State Retirement Pensions

      To ask His Majesty's Government what was the median state pension for (1) men, and (2) women, (a) before 2016, and (b) since 2016.

  • Restoration and Renewal Client Board

    • Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the latest estimate of the cost of repairing and safeguarding the Palace of Westminster; and by what date he anticipates a definite decision being taken...

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