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Published: Wednesday 23 June 2021 Questions tabled on Tuesday 22 June 2021 Includes questions tabled on earlier days which have been transferred. T Indicates a topical oral question. Members are selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question. † Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled. N Indicates a question for written answer on a named day under S.O. No. 22(4). [R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared. Questions for Answer on Wednesday 23 June Questions for Written Answer 1 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 December 2020, HCWS652, on Unconscious bias training, what steps he has taken to phase out unconscious bias training in his Department. [Transferred] (19547) 2 Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many covid-19 vaccine doses will be available for booster jabs to be given in September and October 2021. [Transferred] (19517) 3 Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many covid-19 vaccine doses he has ordered for a booster jab programme in autumn 2021. [Transferred] (19518) 4 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the qualifying criteria are for the Platinum Jubilee medal; and what plans the Government has to award the medal to former members of the armed forces. [Transferred] (18525) 5 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to support public libraries in the context of increasing use of online reading. [Transferred] (19586) 6 Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that JBS, the Brazilian meat processing company, complies with food safety standards in its UK subsidiaries. [Transferred] (19492) 2 Published: Wednesday 23 June 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2021 7 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is the Government's policy to work to a target date of September 2021, in alignment with the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy, to extract the wives and children of the Afghan interpreters who are currently in the UK. [Transferred] (19672) 8 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the Government is providing to Afghan interpreters who have fled that country and are now processed in third-country asylum systems, in circumstances where they cannot apply for relocation to the UK from a third country. [Transferred] (19674) Questions for Answer on Thursday 24 June Questions for Written Answer 1 N Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of easing covid-19 restrictions on christenings on 21 June 2021 in line with weddings and funerals. [Transferred] (19649) 2 N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will introduce a scheme to remove the limit for attendees at weddings held indoors, provided that such attendees can produce verifiable evidence that they (a) have twice been vaccinated in time for the vaccine to have fully taken effect or (b) are not infected with covid-19, demonstrated by means of tests the results of which remain valid for the duration of the wedding celebrations. [Transferred] (19473) 3 N Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government took in response to reports that the Prime Minister’s mobile phone number was publicly available. [Transferred] (19603) 4 N Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take further steps to support the travel agency sector in the context of the continuing uncertainty for airline travel as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. [Transferred] (19494) 5 Nick Fletcher (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the expertise of the UK nuclear supply chain is protected when the existing nuclear fleet comes offline. (20567) 6 Nick Fletcher (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that momentum is maintained behind the future build of the UK’s nuclear fleet. (20568) Published: Wednesday 23 June 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2021 3 7 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what financial support he is making available to the glass manufacturing industry during the covid-19 outbreak. [Transferred] (19589) 8 Ruth Jones (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps he has taken to support the steel industry in Wales. (20528) 9 N Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the press release, Eviction protection extended for businesses mot in need, published 16 June 2021, when he plans to set out further details of the new arbitration process for resolving issues in relation to commercial rent debts where tenants and landlords cannot come to an agreement themselves. [Transferred] (19596) 10 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure hand sanitiser manufacturers provide clear information on the labels of their products on whether those products kill the covid-19 virus. (20445) 11 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing the plastic bag charge for supermarket deliveries in the event of a future lockdown to help prevent covid-19 transmission between delivery drivers and customers. (20448) 12 Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merit of a limit on the indemnity and liability required by UK space launch and satellite operations licensees. (20438) 13 Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his department will amend Section 36 of the Space Industry Act in line with the Government’s stated intent so that space launch and satellite operations licenses will contain a limit of liability. (20439) 14 Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the unlimited liability required by UK space launch and satellite operations licensees. (20440) 15 Damien Moore (Southport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that businesses which carry out work through the Green Homes Grant scheme are paid on time. (20505) 16 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Minister is responsible for the allocation of the £22 billion of funding for research and development announced in the Queen's Speech 2021. (20606) 4 Published: Wednesday 23 June 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON TUESDAY 22 JUNE 2021 17 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what criteria his Department plans to use for the allocation of the £22 billion of funding for research and development announced in the Queen's Speech 2021. (20607) 18 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the criteria for the allocation of funding for life sciences that was announced in the Queen’s Speech 2021 will prioritise research on (a) women’s health and (b) safer medicines for pregnant women. (20608) 19 Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of HS2 on the construction materials shortage for (a) other major projects in the construction sector and (b) the manufacturing and engineering sector. (20466) 20 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason women's football was classified as a non- elite sport during the recent covid-19 lockdowns; and if he will review that classification in the event of a future lockdown. (20447) 21 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to place obligations on online marketplaces as part of upcoming legislative proposals on ensuring products are secure-by-design. (20396) 22 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that future online safety regulation has clear principles and values. (20397) 23 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure the public have control of their own data.