Daily Report Wednesday, 18 August 2021 CONTENTS
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Daily Report Wednesday, 18 August 2021 This report shows written answers and statements provided on 18 August 2021 and the information is correct at the time of publication (06:18 P.M., 18 August 2021). For the latest information on written questions and answers, ministerial corrections, and written statements, please visit: http://www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/ CONTENTS ANSWERS 12 Infrastructure: Greenhouse BUSINESS, ENERGY AND Gas Emissions 22 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY 12 Land Registry 23 ACAS 12 Large Goods Vehicles 24 Agency Workers: Coronavirus 12 Natural Gas: Carbon Business: Ethics 12 Emissions 24 Business: Newcastle Upon Natural Gas: Housing 25 Tyne Central 13 Re-employment 25 Business: Newcastle upon Sharing Economy: Conditions Tyne Central 13 of Employment 26 Carbon Emissions 14 Solar Power 26 Company Law 14 UK Shared Prosperity Fund 27 Coronavirus Job Retention University of Bristol: Contracts 27 Scheme: Holiday Leave 14 Viro: Renewable Heat Courier Services: Conditions Incentive Scheme 28 of Employment 15 CABINET OFFICE 29 Courier Services: Dismissal 15 11 Downing Street: Repairs Electric Vehicles 16 and Maintenance 29 Electric Vehicles: 9 Downing Street: Facilities 29 Wolverhampton 17 Cabinet Office: Energy 29 Energy Supply: Costs 17 Cabinet Office: Lord Feldman 30 Energy: Prices 19 Cabinet Office: Written Greenhouse Gas Emissions 19 Questions 30 Housing: Carbon Emissions 21 Chambers of Commerce: Housing: Insulation 22 Essex 30 Committee on Standards in EU External Trade: Carbon Public Life: Public Emissions 41 Appointments 31 Renewable Energy: Treaties 41 Coronavirus: Death 31 DEFENCE 42 Coronavirus: Disease Control 32 Afghanistan: Immigration 42 Customs: Holyhead 33 Ajax Vehicles: Procurement 42 Development and Use of Armoured Fighting Vehicles 43 Supply Chain Finance (and associated schemes) in Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Government Review 34 Sales 44 Development and Use of AWACS 45 Supply Chain Finance (And AWACS and Boeing E-3 45 Associated Schemes) in AWACS: Procurement 45 Government Review 34 Boeing E-3 46 Douglas Smith 34 Chinook Helicopters 47 Electronic Surveillance: Mobile Phones 35 Defence Equipment: Communication 47 Ewen Fergusson 35 Devonport Dockyard: G7: Cornwall 35 Radioactive Waste 47 Government Departments: Electronic Warfare 48 Directors 36 Guided Weapons 48 Meat: New Zealand 36 HMS Queen Elizabeth: Ministers: Email 37 Coronavirus 48 Nigel Boardman 37 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft 49 Ports: EU Countries 38 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: Regional Planning and Meteor Missiles 49 Development: Greater London 38 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft: UK Trade with EU: Civil Procurement 49 Servants 39 Kurds: Military Aid 50 Zero Hours Contracts: Merlin Helicopters: Early Yorkshire and the Humber 39 Warning Systems 50 COP26 39 Merlin Helicopters: Repairs Climate Change 39 and Maintenance 51 Climate Change: Treaties 40 Military Aircraft: In-flight Community Development: Refuelling 51 Climate Change 40 Military Aircraft: Operating Costs 51 Ministry of Defence: Email 52 Sportsgrounds: Coronavirus 65 Ministry of Defence: Staff 52 Swimming Pools 66 National Flagship: Iron and Tourism and Travel: Steel 52 Coronavirus 66 National Flagship: Tourism: Coronavirus 67 Procurement 53 Voluntary Organisations: Puma Helicopters 53 Integrated Care Boards 68 Puma Helicopters: Repairs Voluntary Work 68 and Maintenance 53 EDUCATION 69 RAF Lossiemouth: AWACS 54 Apprentices 69 Shipbuilding 54 Assessments: Equality 70 Submarines 54 Children: Day Care 70 Type 23 Frigates 54 Children: Reading 71 Type 45 Destroyers 55 Children: York 72 Wrecks: Protection 56 Condition Improvement Fund 73 DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND Curriculum: Sign Language 74 SPORT 56 Department of Education: Artificial Intelligence: EU Email 74 Action 56 Education: Greater London 74 Broadband 57 Educational Institutions: Charities: Coronavirus 58 Coronavirus 75 Food: Advertising 59 Educational Institutions: Football 60 Putney 75 Football Index 60 Further Education: Finance 76 Gambling 60 Holiday Activities and Food Gambling Act 2005 61 Programme 76 Gambling: Reviews 61 Mathematics: Education 77 Gambling: Social Media 62 Mathematics: Higher Education 77 Information Commissioner's Office: Complaints 62 National Tutoring Programme: Infrastructure and Projects Internet: Fraud 63 Authority 78 IX Wireless: Blackburn 63 National Tutoring Programme: Rented Housing: Registration 64 Pay 78 Research: ICT 64 Pre-school Education: Social Media: Gambling 65 Coronavirus 79 Pupils: Absenteeism 81 Horses: Animal Welfare 99 Pupils: Coronavirus 82 Horses: Slaughterhouses 100 Pupils: Safety 82 Ivory: Trade 101 Schools: Coronavirus 83 Marine Protected Areas 101 Schools: North West 83 Musical Instruments: Customs 102 Schools: Ventilation 84 Plastics: Recycling 103 Social Services: Children 85 Plastics: Waste 103 Special Educational Needs 85 River Tamar: Radioactive Students: Assessments 86 Waste 104 Supply Teachers 87 Rivers: Pollution and Sewage 105 Training: Environment Sheep Scab: Disease Control 106 Protection 87 Slaughterhouses: Animal ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND Welfare 106 RURAL AFFAIRS 88 Tree Planting: North of Air Pollution 88 England 107 Air Pollution: Coronavirus 89 Tuna: Fishing Catches 108 Air Pollution: Greater London 90 Waste Disposal 109 Amazon: Consumer Goods 90 Waste Management 110 Animal Products: Imports 91 Waste Management: Finance 111 Animal Welfare 91 Water: Meters 111 Animal Welfare: Voluntary Wines: Imports 112 Organisations 91 FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH Animals: Euthanasia 92 AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 112 Cats: Diseases 92 Afghanistan: Armed Conflict 112 Clean Air Zones: Bradford 93 Afghanistan: Females 112 Climate Change and Ecology 94 Afghanistan: NATO 113 Compost: Plastics 94 Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations 113 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Email 96 Afghanistan: Taliban 114 Fishing Vessels: Monitoring 96 Bermuda: EU External Trade 114 Flood Control: Urban Areas 97 China: Uighurs 115 Food: Consumption 98 Commonwealth: Embassies 116 Food: Waste 98 Developing Countries: Climate Change 116 Horses: Animal Breeding 99 Developing Countries: Food Abortion: Coronavirus 128 Supply 116 Abortion: Drugs 129 Developing Countries: Accident and Emergency Women's Rights 117 Departments: Mental Illness 131 Diplomatic Service: Flags 118 Asthma: Health Services 131 Foreign, Commonwealth and Asthma: Medical Treatments 132 Development Office: Ethnic Groups 118 Asthma: Prescriptions 132 Foreign, Commonwealth and Asthma: Telemedicine 132 Development Office: Flags 118 Babylon Health 132 Gas Fired Power Stations: Baroness Harding of Overseas Aid 119 Winscombe 133 Gulf States: Foreign Relations 119 Bio Products Laboratory 133 Integrated Activity Fund 120 Blood Cancer: Coronavirus 135 International Fund for Israeli- Borderline Substances Palestinian Peace 120 Advisory Committee 135 Israel: Gaza 121 Brain: Tumours 136 Israel: Palestinians 121 Bunzl Healthcare: Protective Libya: Travel Information 122 Clothing 136 Nepal: Coronavirus 122 Business Travel: Coronavirus 137 Saudi Arabia: Capital Calcium and Milk: Children Punishment 123 and Young People 137 South Africa: Property Rights 123 Cancer: Medical Treatments 138 Sri Lanka: Human Rights 124 Cancer: Nurses 138 Sri Lanka: Sanctions 125 Cancer: Staff 140 Tigray: Armed Conflict 125 Cancer: Waiting Lists 140 Turkey: Politics and Care Homes and Hospices: Government 125 Coronavirus 141 Turkey: Radicalism 126 Care Homes: Coronavirus 142 USAID 126 Care Homes: Dual Jobholding 143 West Papua: Coronavirus 126 Care Homes: Vacancies 143 Yemen: Food Supply 127 Care UK 143 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE 127 Carers 144 [Subject Heading to be Carers: Career Development 144 Assigned] 127 Carers: Recruitment 145 Abortion 127 Conditions of Employment 145 Coronavirus 145 Eating Disorders: Mental Coronavirus: Children 146 Health Services 174 Coronavirus: Contact Tracing 147 Electronic Cigarettes 174 Coronavirus: Contracts 148 Endometriosis: Diagnosis 175 Coronavirus: Death 148 Females: Health Services 175 Coronavirus: Disease Control 149 Food: Labelling 176 Coronavirus: Immunotherapy 153 Gender Recognition: Clinics 177 Coronavirus: Protective Gender Recognition: Surgery 177 Clothing 154 General Practitioners 178 Coronavirus: Quarantine 154 General Practitioners: Coronavirus: Screening 155 Quarantine 179 Coronavirus: Vaccination 159 General Practitioners: Telemedicine 179 Coronavirus: York 165 Genetic Engineering 179 Dementia: Diagnosis 165 Government Departments: Dementia: Research 166 Coronavirus 180 Dental Services 166 Health and Care Bill 180 Department of Health and Health and Social Care Act Social Care: CCTV 167 2008 (Regulated Activities) Department of Health and (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Social Care: China 167 Regulations 2021 180 Department of Health and Health Services 181 Social Care: Contracts 168 Health Services and Social Department of Health and Services: Quarantine 181 Social Care: Email 168 Health Services and Social Department of Health and Services: Social Distancing 182 Social Care: Security 169 Home Care Services: Local Department of Health and Government 182 Social Care: Written Questions 170 Hospital Beds 182 Dermatitis: Waiting Lists 171 Hospitals: Consultants 183 Dermatology 171 Hospitals: Coronavirus 183 Diabetes: Health Services 172 Hospitals: Meat 184 Disability: Children 172 Hospitals: Staff 184 Doctors' List of Patients 173 Hospitals: Ventilation 185 Earwax: Medical Treatments 173 In Vitro Fertilisation 185 Infectious Diseases: Disease NHS and Social Care Control 186 Coronavirus Life Assurance Integrated Care Systems