Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021
Questions tabled on Monday 24 May 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 Tuesday 25 May
Questions for Written Answer
1 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what evidence has been used to reach a decision that community singing cannot commence at Step 3 of the covid-19 lockdown easement roadmap. [Transferred] (5211)
2 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons more than 30 people are allowed to attend a worship service while weddings are restricted to 30 people during stage three of the covid-19 roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of lifting that limit in line with worship service restrictions. [Transferred] (5213)
3 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the clinical evidence was for the decision to lift the covid-19 social distancing restrictions on choral singing groups from 17 May 2021. [Transferred] (5252)
4 Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of widespread forced labour in the Xinjiang cotton industry on the global cotton industry; and what steps she plans to take to raise that matter at the (a) upcoming discussion on trade on trade-related matters affecting cotton and (b) other relevant forums of the World Trade Organization. [Transferred] (5178) 2 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
5 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives from Royal Mail on the Royal Mail delivery fee text message scam. [Transferred] (5216)
Questions for Answer on Wednesday 26 May
Questions for Written Answer
1 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Attorney General, what meetings (a) he and (b) the Solicitor General have had with women's groups to discuss measures to prevent (a) gender-based violence and (b) domestic violence since February 2020. (6505)
2 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6451)
3 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in the Enfield North constituency are (a) currently eligible to vote and (b) registered to vote in each of the last five years by local authority ward. (6509)
4 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings he has had with representatives of (a) civil rights organisations, (b) Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups, (c) disability rights groups and (d) interest groups representing elderly people to discuss electoral participation, voter turnout and the proposals set out in the Electoral Integrity Bill since February 2020. (6510)
5 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6450)
6 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess deaths there have been in each month since January 2018. (6359)
7 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the clinical evidence is for the decision to not to allow amateur choral singing groups of more than six people to meet. [Transferred] (5253) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 3
8 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to resolve customs delays at the UK-EU border. [Transferred] (5225)
9 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of homes allocated to social housing under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that are on heat networks where the social landlord has no mechanism for control in relation to performance, reliability and pricing. (6492)
10 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of customers of heat networks that pay for heat at more than double the price of fuel if using a gas boiler at prices governed by the cap on standard variable tariffs. (6493)
11 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of tenants on heat networks experience (a) per kWh tariffs and (b) standing charges for heat that are more than 1.5 times the capped price for gas. (6494)
12 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Energy Minister plans to respond to the letter to her from the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun of 30 March 2021 on pumped storage hydro. (6347)
13 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the £166 million funding for green technology is newly allocated money from HM Treasury; and how much of that funding was previously allocated. (6348)
14 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in reference to his Department's announcement on green technology and UK jobs on 24 May 2021, if he will list the (a) name and (b) locations of organisations that will receive funding as part of the £60 million funding announced for supporting the development of low carbon hydrogen in the UK; and whether such funding will be provided directly. (6349)
15 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in reference to his Department's announcement on green technology and UK jobs on 24 May 2021, where the proposed 8000 new jobs in hydrogen will be located. (6350)
16 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in reference to his Department's announcement on green technology and UK jobs on 24 May 2021, what his timescale is to deliver the 8000 new jobs in hydrogen. (6351) 4 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
17 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has a shortlist or identified target projects for the allocation of the maximum £4.5 million allocation of project funding for investigating the viability of greenhouse gas removal methods; and if he will make a statement. (6352)
18 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in reference to his Department's announcement on green technology and UK jobs on 24 May 2021, for what reason projects based only in England and Wales have received up to £250,000 funding for projects that contain innovative designs that develop new ways of removing greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere and store them safely; and if he will make a statement. (6353)
19 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the (a) terms of reference, (b) qualifying criteria and (c) submission deadlines will be provided for the £20 million allocation to support the development of the next generation carbon capture, usage and storage technologies. (6354)
20 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to support early career researchers in the R&D People Strategy. (6327)
21 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) agency workers and (b) other workers are treated fairly, respectfully and that their rights are protected. (6369)
22 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the long-term loss of labour-market participation among people under the age of 35 as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased. (6378)
23 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6452)
24 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the letter of 17 December 2020 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL16182. (6519)
25 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 12 January 2021, referenced RL16885. (6520)
26 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 27 January 2021, referenced RL17479. (6521) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 5
27 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on (a) new exploration licenses for UK oil and gas (b) existing oil and gas reserves of the International Energy Agency (IEA)'s energy scenario aligned with the 1.5C goal of the Paris climate agreement published on 18 May 2021. (6251)
28 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that investment in research is linked to economic growth. (6365)
29 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what tools his Department uses to calculate to effect of investment in research funding on economic growth in the UK. (6366)
30 Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the seasonal electricity storage capacity that will be required to deliver the net zero target. (6195)
31 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people who held senior management posts at the Post Office from 2006 to date will be called to give evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT public inquiry; and if he will make a statement. (6176)
32 Richard Thomson (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that industry in Scotland has access to (a) carbon capture and storage and (b) hydrogen production infrastructure required to meet Scottish and UK decarbonisation targets by 2045 and 2050. (6496)
33 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Events Research Programme accurately assesses the risk of live events with crowds taking place in summer 2021 as covid-19 restrictions are eased. (6377)
34 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6453)
35 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission in reducing gambling-related harms. (6256)
36 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of adequacy of online gambling protections provided by gambling companies for (a) known frequent gamblers and (b) other online users. (6257) 6 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
37 Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on developing a strategy to tackle phone call and text message financial scams. (6534)
38 John Nicolson (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to place additional obligations on online marketplaces as part of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill to prevent dangerous and insecure products being sold on those platforms. (6336)
39 John Nicolson (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to ensure that consumers that own products which fail the basic requirements set out in the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill will be entitled to effective redress. (6337)
40 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to work with the gambling and gaming sector on extending self-exclusion provisions for problem gamblers as part of the gambling review. (6240)
41 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in high street betting shops in Shropshire; and what assessment he plans to make of that level of employment for the gambling review. (6241)
42 Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the evidential basis was used by his Department when determining the timing for when spectators will be permitted to watch grassroots sports under Step 3 of the Government’s roadmap for the easing of covid-19 restrictions. (6536)
43 Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged five and under accessed programmes through children’s centres and family hubs in each English local authority area in the last 12 months. (6182)
44 Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities have been required to produce an Accelerated Progress Plan as a result of a revisit by Ofsted and Care Quality Commission inspectors under the local area SEND inspection programme; and whether production of an Accelerated Progress Plan is a requirement for every local authority where those inspectors have found that insufficient progress has been made in addressing significant weaknesses previously identified. (6434)
45 Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local area SEND accelerated progress plans are publicly available documents; and if he will make a statement. (6435) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 7
46 Simon Jupp (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that every disabled child with an Education, Health and Care plan can access therapies, health appointments and other services when required. (6531)
47 Simon Jupp (East Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle social isolation experienced by disabled children and their families during the covid-19 outbreak. (6532)
48 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6454)
49 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing international students to quarantine at their university on arrival in the UK. (6363)
50 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether directors of public health will be able to determine if staggering the start of the term is required based on the covid-19 social distancing measures put in place by universities for September 2021. (6364)
51 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that teacher training focuses on (a) trauma and attachment challenges and (b) support for children in the care system and those children who are adopted. (6367)
52 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the caps on the Adoption Support Fund does not limit the therapeutic support available to children and young people. (6368)
53 Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the most recently published School Workforce Census, how many schools with an outstanding Ofsted rating reported zero hours of religious education teaching in year 11; and if he will make a statement. (6464)
54 Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to tackle the impact of restraint during transportation on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of children in care. (6473)
55 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the importance of (a) the Alcea collection and (b) other national plant collections to preserving the biodiversity of plants in the UK. (6296)
56 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the French and German Governments' 8 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
decision to end the killing of day-old male chicks in the egg production sector; whether the Government plans to bring forward similar legislative proposals; and if he will make a statement. (6330)
57 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish details of the Government's targeted investment for animal welfare charities. (6331)
58 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the welfare of exotic animals being held in private residences is being protected. (6332)
59 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2021 to Question 179265 on Catering: Regulation, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on allergen labelling in restaurant menus, similar to regulations on pre-packaged food under Natasha's law. (6370)
60 Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of requiring restaurants to make reasonable adjustments to their food when a customer discloses that they have a serious allergy. (6371)
61 Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2020 to Question 96849, on Seasonal Workers: Pilot Schemes, when he plans to (a) conclude and (b) publish the findings of the evaluation of the Seasonal Workers Pilot. (6259)
62 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6455)
63 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 26 March 2021, referenced RL20503. (6525)
64 Carla Lockhart (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support research on methods to mitigate or reduce emissions in farming. (6527)
65 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with West Mercia Police and Crime and Commissioner on steps to reduce (a) vehicle theft, (b) livestock theft and (c) other rural crime. (6238) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 9
66 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what new funding is available to farmers in England to help them to introduce crime prevention measures to help reduce rural crime. (6239)
67 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of plastic packaging used in the UK has been recycled in the UK in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (6171)
68 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of plastic packaging used in the UK has been exported in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (6172)
69 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that rubbish exported from the UK to be recycled is not dumped in unregulated and illegal sites; and if he will make a statement. (6173)
70 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the amount of UK plastic waste that is exported for disposal; and if he will make a statement. (6174)
71 Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to disincentivise the production, sale and use of single-use plastics; and if he will make a statement. (6175)
72 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to her Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6456)
73 N Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with the UK Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the effect of widespread forced labour in the Xinjiang cotton industry on the global cotton industry; and what steps he plans to take to raise that matter at the upcoming discussion on trade-related matters affecting cotton at the WTO. [Transferred] (5177)
74 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to table 5 of her Department's report, UK-New Zealand free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published on 17 June 2020, what the exact long run percentage change in Gross Value Added is for (a) agriculture and (b) semi-processed food under (a) scenario 1 and (b) scenario 2. (6215)
75 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to table 6 of her Department's report, UK-Australia free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published on 17 10 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
June 2020, what the exact long run percentage change in Gross Value Added is for (a) agriculture and (b) semi-processed food under (a) scenario 1 and (b) scenario 2. (6216)
76 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to table 11 of her Department's report, UK-New Zealand free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published on 17 June 2020, what the exact long run percentage change in employment is for (a) agriculture and (b) semi-processed food under (a) scenario 1 and (b) scenario 2. (6217)
77 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to table 12 of her Department's report, UK-Australia free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published on 17 June 2020, what the exact long run percentage change in employment is for (a) agriculture and (b) semi-processed food under (a) scenario 1 and (b) scenario 2. (6218)
78 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public has been paid to Hitachi Rail UK Ltd in each of the last five years. (6416)
79 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the introduction of new Hitachi-made trains onto the UK rail network will be delayed as a result of faults within the Intercity Class 800 series trains. (6417)
80 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the East-West Rail line from Cambridge to Oxford will be an electrified line, using fully electrified trains, from the date services on that line begin. (6418)
81 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) objectives and (b) outcomes were from Network Rail's Putting Passengers First reorganisation. (6419)
82 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what changes were made by Network Rail to the relationship between the Technical Authority and the Regions in assuring health and safety throughout Network Rail's devolved Functions and Regions. (6421)
83 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions as he had with Train Operating Companies on staff recommencing ticket inspections; and what steps he is taking to ensure that staff safety is prioritised and safely managed as covid-19 restrictions are relaxed. (6422)
84 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how regularly railway station roofs are subject to a safety inspection. (6425)
85 Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending his Department's covid-19 advice on travel for cruising so that it aligns with advice for the aviation sector. (6271) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 11
86 Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to remove his Department's advice against travelling on cruises for countries that are given green status under the covid-19 traffic light system. (6272)
87 Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what evidential threshold will be used when reviewing the travel status of foreign countries under the covid-19 traffic light system. (6273)
88 Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether countries given green status under the covid-19 traffic light system will be open to cruise travel as well as aviation. (6274)
89 Kate Griffiths (Burton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities are adequately supported with decarbonising public transport networks. (6478)
90 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6448)
91 Dr Dan Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to ensure that suicide prevention measures are in place at Orwell Bridge in Suffolk. (6255)
92 N Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials at HM Treasury on the need for continued financial support for taxi drivers at risk of vehicle repossession. [Transferred] (5179)
93 N Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials at the Department for Transport on the need for continued financial support for taxi drivers at risk of vehicle repossession. [Transferred] (5180)
94 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support businesses with vehicle fleets that are investing in environmentally-sustainable hydrogen infrastructure. (6192)
95 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on supporting businesses with vehicle fleets to invest in environmentally sustainable hydrogen infrastructure. (6193)
96 James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring Network Rail to install safety tactile edging at all railway station platforms by 2026. (6489) 12 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
97 Stuart Anderson (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support her Department provides people who have become carers during the covid-19 outbreak. (6471)
98 Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the the median (a) gap between rent and the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) and (b) deduction for universal credit claims in the private rented sector where LHA does not cover the rent and which are subject to deductions for (i) universal credit advances, (ii) universal credit overpayments and (iii) tax credit overpayments in the most recent period for which figures are available. (6183)
99 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many reviews the Government has undertaken after people claiming benefits have died or come to serious harm; and of those reviews how many have (a) concluded and (b) commenced following a Prevention of Future Death report. (6423)
100 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Health and Safety Executive's budget has been in each of the last five years. (6430)
101 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff the Health and Safety Executive employed in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (g) May 2021. (6431)
102 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the Health and Safety Executive’s (a) capacity and (b) level of expertise to regulate chemical safety. (6432)
103 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Health and Safety Executive employees worked on chemicals regulation in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, (e) 2020 and (f) May 2021. (6433)
104 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 1170 on Social Security Benefits, what her Department's rationale is for not undertaking an assessment of the adequacy of financial support provided to people who have moved from (a) severe disability premium and (b) other legacy benefits to universal credit; and if her Department will undertake such an assessment in order to better understand whether that financial support is adequate. (6383)
105 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency. (6445) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 13
106 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Manchester Gorton constituency. (6446)
107 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recently published End Child Poverty data (a) nationally and (b) for Portsmouth South constituency; and if she will make a statement. (6440)
108 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the potential effect of the gambling review on the employment of women in retail betting shops. (6242)
109 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people subject to the limit on welfare benefits for households with more than two children. (6292)
110 Matt Vickers (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have enrolled on the Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) programme in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland, broken down by region, since its inception; and how many of those people have gained employment as a result of that programme. (6517)
111 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children were admitted to accident and emergency for self- harming in each year from 2015 to 2020. (6394)
112 Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all expectant mothers and birthing people can access NHS perinatal services in every region of England. (6395)
113 Apsana Begum (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence he holds to indicate that singing increases the transmission of covid-19 compared with other activities where large groups are present indoors. (6495)
114 Anthony Browne (South Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on introducing the flexible training for healthcare professionals seeking to switch discipline which he announced on 9 February 2020. (6499)
115 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current levels of statutory funding for palliative care services provided by independent hospices in meeting projected future demand for those services. (6328) 14 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
116 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish details of additional funding that has been allocated by the Government to support brain tumour (a) research and (b) treatment following the outbreak of covid-19. (6333)
117 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make a statement on the role that the new Office for Health Promotion will play in the provision of mental and emotional support services for children and young people within (a) school, (b) community and (c) clinical settings. (6334)
118 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release of 29 March 2021, how the Office for Health Promotion will work across government to promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people; and if he will make a statement. (6335)
119 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the risk of covid-19 patients in the UK developing mucormycosis. (6428)
120 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2021 to Question 185441 on the Ministerial Oversight Group for DNACPR: whether a date for the oversight group to convene has been set; and where the minutes and terms of reference of that group will be published. (6381)
121 Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the Visit out of Care Homes guidance states residents must self-isolate for 14 days rather than the standard 10 days. (6382)
122 Paul Girvan (South Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the Government’s Vaccine Strategy. (6412)
123 Chris Green (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the NHS plans to tackle (a) the current backlog in cancer diagnosis and (b) ensure that any additional referrals for diagnosis are not delayed. (6320)
124 Chris Green (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the forthcoming NHS Bill will support patients' ability to receive the most effective therapeutic innovations as early as possible in their treatment. (6321)
125 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) families and (b) children aged 12 or younger have been required to stay in a managed covid-19 quarantine hotel since February 2021. (6312)
126 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children of each age have been required to stay in a managed covid-19 quarantine hotel since February 2021. (6313) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 15
127 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of families who have been required to stay in a managed covid-19 quarantine hotel have received support from social workers since February 2021. (6314)
128 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what pr option of families who have been required to stay in a managed covid-19 quarantine hotel have been referred for additional safeguarding since February 2021. (6315)
129 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has provided to families who have been required to stay in a managed covid-19 quarantine hotel. (6316)
130 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been granted exemption from managed covid-19 quarantine hotels on medical grounds since such facilities were opened. (6317)
131 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been admitted to hospital whilst staying in a managed covid-19 quarantine hotel since such facilities were opened. (6318)
132 Imran Hussain (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have applied for exemption from managed covid-19 quarantine hotel on medical grounds since such facilities were opened. (6319)
133 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 15 February 2021, referenced RL18647. (6522)
134 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 29 March 2021, referenced RL19346. (6523)
135 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 25 March 2021, referenced RL20466. (6524)
136 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the turnaround time is for variant sequencing following a positive covid-19 test; and what the average timeframe is for positive variant cases being communicated to public health teams at local authorities. (6248)
137 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of B.1.617 covid-19 cases have had close contacts traced within 24 hours in (a) Brighton and Hove, (b) the South East region and (c) the UK. (6249) 16 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
138 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the pilot projects aimed at supporting people to self-isolate in areas with higher covid-19 infection rates, what steps the pilots will take to identify people who do not come forward to take a test for covid-19 because they lack the financial means to self-isolate; if he will make it his policy to include further financial support for people to self isolate; how long the pilots will take to be evaluated; and if he will make a statement. (6250)
139 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what UK medical school teaching is provided on the chronic fatigue syndrome known as ME; whether he has plans to issue guidance on that matter; and if he will make a statement. (6252)
140 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the documents setting out the basis for the authorisation by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for the exceptional use of lateral flow tests on the government website; and if he will make a statement. (6254)
141 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand access to mechanical thrombectomy services for stroke patients. (6362)
142 Jerome Mayhew (Broadland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of NHS dental provision in Norfolk. (6468)
143 Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children and young people had NHS continuing care packages in each NHS clinical commissioning group area in England in each year from 2015-16 to 2020-21 inclusive. (6180)
144 Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people volunteered to participate in Novavax trials. (6500)
145 Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people in the UK have been delayed from receiving any covid-19 vaccine because they have participated in the Novavax trials. (6501)
146 Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reform mental health treatment. (6528)
147 Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve women’s health outcomes. (6529) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 17
148 Dr Kieran Mullan (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the role of genomic sequencing in tackling the covid-19 outbreak. (6530)
149 Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure carers have access to breaks from their caring responsibilities. (6474)
150 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Office for Health Promotion on obesity services; and if he will make a statement. (6293)
151 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the transition of responsibilities for obesity policy from Public Health England to the National Institute for Health Promotion; and if he will make a statement. (6294)
152 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Commissioner for Patient Safety will make an assessment of the impact on patients of the reliance on data from animal tests in the early stages of developing new medicines and the difficulty in accurately translating those test results to people. (6339)
153 James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Trusts have buildings which use Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). (6490)
154 James Wild (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of (a) James Paget and (b) West Suffolk hospitals were constructed using Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. (6491)
155 Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the time taken to diagnose and treat (a) Crohn's disease, (b) ulcerative colitis and (c) irritable bowel syndrome. (6479)
156 Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what educational materials on the covid-19 vaccination are being communicated to people who are reluctant to receive a vaccine. (6480)
157 Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to support mandatory covid-19 testing costs for people who must travel abroad. (6481)
158 Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use the Global Partnership for Education replenishment fund to help ensure that there is equitable education financing for the most marginalised children, including children with disabilities. (6329) 18 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
159 Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Written Statement of 21 April 2021 on FCDO update, whether reductions to Official Development Assistance will effect UK Aid Match grants. (6304)
160 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Colombian counterpart in respect of human rights abuses reported to have been committed by Colombian police during protests in April and May 2021. (6511)
161 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether India has requested supplies of amphotericin B from the UK. (6427)
162 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the reduction in Official Development Assistance spending on education on the Prime Minister's ability to use the G7 to support global education. (6408)
163 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what requests he has received from the Government of Nepal for oxygen-related equipment and medical supplies in respect of the covid-19 outbreak in that country. (6409)
164 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response with the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6459)
165 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 18 March 2021, referenced RL20521. (6526)
166 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2021 to Question 678 on West Bank: Demolition, if he will make it his policy to publish the data and records he holds as a result of the monitoring the UK Government undertakes with key partners of any incidents of confiscation and demolition of donor-funded assistance and structures. (6253)
167 Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use the ceasefire negotiated between Israel and Palestine as a basis for progress on wider peace talks. (6438) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 19
168 Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children under the age of 18 were referred to Prevent in each year between April 2015 and April 2020 by (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) religion of the individual referred. (6169)
169 Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, , how many children under the age of 18 were adopted as a Channel Case in each year between April 2015 and April by (a) gender, (b) ethnicity and (c) religion of the individual referred. (6170)
170 Sir Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will permit UK residents working overseas to complete any required quarantine at home upon return to the UK. (6202)
171 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage male victims of domestic abuse to seek support and report that abuse to the police. (6374)
172 Robert Largan (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter of 12 November 2020 from the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL14870. (6518)
173 Holly Mumby-Croft (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of deterrents to prevent phone call and text message financial scams. (6533)
174 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of sharing redacted versions of applications for licences to conduct scientific experiments on animals with organisations that could provide expert advice on alternative scientifically satisfactory methods that do not involve the use of animals. (6338)
175 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Scandinavian governments on the potential for upper-stage rocket debris from UK launches to land on their sovereign territory. (6185)
176 John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal guarantees have been signed by the private sector partners to guarantee that launches will meet UK climate change targets. (6186)
177 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6460)
178 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many experiments were conducted on animals by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on behalf of his Department in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020. (6340) 20 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
179 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to make it easier and cheaper for existing leaseholders to extend to 999 years or purchase the freehold. (6295)
180 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities undertaking food waste collections. (6297)
181 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to allocate additional resources to local authorities in London to build affordable and social housing. (6506)
182 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to provide housing options to households on local authority housing waiting lists in London. (6507)
183 Feryal Clark (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has plans to allocate additional funding to local welfare assistance schemes. (6508)
184 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6462)
185 Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many times he has visited families living in social housing; and what steps he will take to fast track the building of social housing. (6355)
186 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help victims of domestic abuse access support services in the criminal justice system. (6372)
187 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative data his Department holds on the number of criminal cases involving domestic abuse in which there has been victim attrition in the year ending March (a) 2020 and (b) 2021. (6373)
188 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that family lawyers sufficiently support victims of domestic abuse through the family courts process. (6375)
189 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support perpetrator behaviour change programmes to support services to work together to tackle high-harm perpetrators of domestic violence. (6376) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 21
190 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training members of the judiciary have received on working on cases involving domestic abuse in the last 12 months. (6379)
191 Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges attended training in relation to working on cases which involve domestic abuse in the most recent period for which figures are available; and whether that training was (a) delivered by specialist domestic abuse organisations and (b) evaluated for its effect on those who undertook that training. (6380)
192 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6463)
193 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of criminal cases have been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service where automatism has been used as a defence in each of the last three years. (6191)
194 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions the Government has had with its EU counterparts on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. (6290)
195 Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to scrutinise the effects of the UK's withdrawal from the EU on Northern Ireland. (6291)
196 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the anti- money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime is for crypto asset businesses; and if he will make a statement. (6222)
197 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the backlog of applications for crypto asset anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration; and if he will make a statement. (6223)
198 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many crypto asset businesses have outstanding applications for anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration with the Financial Conduct Authority. (6224)
199 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many crypto asset businesses have received anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration from the Financial Conduct Authority since that regime was introduced in 2020. (6225)
200 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many crypto asset businesses that did not have temporary registration have received anti- money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration from the Financial Conduct Authority since that regime was introduced in 2020. (6226) 22 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
201 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications from crypto asset businesses for anti-money laundering / counter- terrorist financing registration have been rejected by the Financial Conduct Authority. (6227)
202 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime for crypto asset businesses. (6228)
203 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the crypto asset industry on the anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime for crypto asset businesses. (6229)
204 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with consumer groups on the anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime for crypto asset businesses. (6230)
205 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime for crypto asset businesses. (6231)
206 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the timeliness of the Financial Conduct Authority's anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime for crypto asset businesses. (6232)
207 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the average length of time taken for the Financial Conduct Authority to process applications for anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing crypto asset registration. (6233)
208 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK’s status as a FinTech hub of the delays to the crypto asset anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing registration regime by the Financial Conduct Authority. (6234)
209 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK’s attractiveness to new crypto asset businesses of the delays to the crypto asset anti-money laundering / counter- terrorist financing registration regime by the Financial Conduct Authority. (6235)
210 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK’s international competitiveness of the delays to the Financial Conduct Authority’s crypto asset anti-money laundering / counter- terrorist financing registration regime. (6236) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 23
211 Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains the Government’s policy to ensure that the UK remains the most competitive place to do financial services in the world. (6237)
212 Charlotte Nichols (Warrington North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to President Biden's proposed fiscal policies, if he will support a global corporation tax plan. (6498)
213 Dawn Butler (Brent Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Australian State of Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 as a model for legislation to ban conversion therapy in England and Wales. (6208)
214 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of a lack of both social housing and available refuge spaces on a domestic abuse survivors’ ability to move-on into secure and affordable housing and rebuild their lives. (6414)
215 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish the findings of her Department's research into conversion practices in the UK that was conducted in 2020. (6400)
216 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she will take to consult (a) survivors of conversion therapy and (b) organisations who support those who have been subjected to conversion therapy as part of any consultation on banning conversion practices. (6401)
217 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of Australia's Victoria State Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 as a model of best practice for banning conversion therapy. (6402)
Questions for Answer on Thursday 27 May
Questions for Written Answer
1 N Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of exempting parents who are separated and whose children live abroad from international travel quarantine restrictions, to allow such working parents to visit their children without the need to take a considerable amount of annual leave. (6469) 24 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
2 N Claire Hanna (Belfast South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on access to medicines and equipment to Northern Ireland after the end of the grace period in December 2021. (6512)
3 N Sarah Owen (Luton North): To ask the President of COP26, how businesses and organisations in Luton North can receive invitations to Investment COP on day two of the summit. (6488)
4 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress his Department has made on publishing a strategy on net zero. (6385)
5 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the value of an independent technology assessment body to inform investment decisions in technologies to deliver net zero. (6386)
6 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to encourage investment in the research and development of technologies which have the potential to contribute to achieving net zero. (6387)
7 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with international partners on shared investment in new net zero technologies. (6388)
8 N Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what leadership role the UK Government is taking ahead of the G7 and COP26 to encourage international coordination and collaboration to support emerging technologies with the potential to contribute to achieving net zero. (6389)
9 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with third sector organisations working to reduce and replace animal testing in developing plans to increase funding for the life sciences sector. (6260)
10 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government's policy to increase funding for the life sciences sector will incentivise the (a) development and (b) uptake of non- animal research methods. (6261)
11 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with third sector organisations working to reduce and replace animal testing in developing the new Innovation Strategy. (6262) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 25
12 N Grahame Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the new Innovation Strategy will incentivise the (a) development and (b) uptake of non-animal research methods. (6263)
13 N Sarah Owen (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to strengthen legislation to protect (a) pregnant women and (b) women on maternity leave from redundancy. (6484)
14 N Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of potential conflicts of interest of the members of the Committee on Climate Change. (6341)
15 N Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the capital cost of seasonal electricity storage capacity. (6196)
16 N Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason covid-19 restrictions remain on the number of people who can sing together indoors. (6166)
17 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to ensure Parkrun events can go ahead from 5 June 2021 as covid-19 restrictions are eased. (6390)
18 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that artists receive a greater share of revenue from the streaming of their music. [R] (6276)
19 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the 20 April 2021 letter to the Prime Minister signed by over 150 artists on ensuring that artists receive a greater share of revenue from the streaming of their music; and if he will meet with artists to discuss that letter. [R] (6277)
20 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure that the UK is a world leader in legislation on streaming and (b) increase the revenues artists receive from their streamed music. [R] (6278)
21 N Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2021 to Question 1192, what plans he has to make changes to this year's SATS, in (a) content, and (b) the collation of results to facilitate their use as a diagnostic assessment of lost learning rather than as a test of progress; and whether he plans for those results to be used to rank schools' performance. (6436) 26 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
22 N Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Question 175810 on Education: Finance, if he will confirm the cost of using a national funding rate of £4,760 to calculate 16-19 funding allocations for 2020-21. (6258)
23 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been started since January 2021 to the latest available date for which data is available. (6279)
24 N Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships starts there have been by (a) level, (b) sector and (c) region since 1 January 2021. (6280)
25 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how an excluded pupil's non-attendance is recorded; and whether that non-attendance contributes to a school's attendance figures. (6288)
26 N Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of restraint on the (a) mental and (b) physical health of children in care, particularly during the covid-19 outbreak. (6472)
27 N Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on his Department's assessment of the (a) animal welfare and (b) environmental standards that apply in Australia. (6465)
28 N Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice his Department has provided to the Department for International Trade on the methodology for the assessment of whether the measures in trade agreements negotiated before the requirements of section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020 come into force are consistent with the maintenance of UK levels of statutory protection for (a) human, animal or plant life or health, (b) animal welfare and (c) the environment. (6466)
29 N Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice his Department has provided to the Department for International Trade on the methodology for the assessment of whether the measures in trade agreements negotiated before the requirements of section 42 of the Agriculture Act 2020 come into force are consistent with minimising antibiotic use in animals. (6467)
30 N Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he Department has made of the quantity of cider apple crops that were wasted in the 2020 harvest due to the covid-19 outbreak. (6204) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 27
31 N Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Box 4 of her Department's report, UK-New Zealand free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published on 17 June 2020, whether the modelling of Scenario 2 in that report assumes the elimination of all tariffs on bovine meat and sheep meat. (6213)
32 N Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the modelling of Scenario 2 set out in her Department's report, UK-Australia free trade agreement: the UK's strategic approach, published 17 June 2020, assumes the elimination of all tariffs on bovine meat and sheep meat. (6214)
33 N Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that train stations in (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire are fully equipped with tactile paving along platform edges. (6515)
34 N Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department used to inform its decision to put the United Arab Emirates on red list for travel. (6200)
35 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will use a different risk assessment for Hitachi Intercity Class 800 series trains that have already been welded; and whether risk assessments will take into account that some cracks may not be visible. (6415)
36 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the vacancy level within certain functions at Network Rail at which a safety risk begins to be presented to passengers and staff using the rail network. (6420)
37 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the cause of the roof collapse at Northwich railway station; when the station will reopen; what the cost is of the damage, what the timescale is for fully repairing the roof; and what assessment he has made of the risk to services passing through the station. (6424)
38 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the user experience of booking a driving practical test; and whether he plans to introduce a feature to allow users to see (a) what appointments are available and (b) the next available appointment across a number of locations. (6429)
39 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the availability of shore side electric recharging facilities for roll-on roll-off ferries in the Port of Dover; and how far that port is to the nearest grid connection of sufficient capacity to support those facilities. (6307) 28 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
40 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to publish the Transport Decarbonisation Plan before the summer 2021 Parliamentary recess. (6308)
41 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Clean Maritime Council has met since October 2018 to date; and if he will list its membership. (6309)
42 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the issues discussed at the last meeting of the Clean Maritime Council. (6310)
43 N Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on implementing the Clean Maritime Plan. (6311)
44 N Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria need to be met to demonstrate that a Local Transport Authority can develop a franchising assessment rapidly enough to avoid having to implement an Enhanced Partnership Scheme to retain access to funding beyond April 2022. (6356)
45 N Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a Local Transport Authority, that indicates it wishes to pursue franchising in the long-term and releases a notice of intent to prepare a franchising proposal before the end of June 2021, should release a notice of intent to prepare an Enhanced Partnership Scheme, to allow it time to establish that scheme ahead of the April 2022 deadline (a) simultaneously or (b) after the June deadline. (6357)
46 N Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the event that a Local Transport Authority is pursuing franchising in the long- term but is implementing an Enhanced Partnership Scheme in the meantime to retain access to key funding streams beyond April 2022, whether their bus service improvement plan should investigate the (a) franchising or (b) partnership improvement option. (6358)
47 N Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a Local Transport Authority that wishes to pursue franchising can also remain eligible for the Government’s £3 billion transformational funding stream beyond June 2021. (6360)
48 N Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a Local Transport Authority that has issued a statement of intent to franchise may subsequently switch to pursuing an Enhanced Partnership scheme in the event that it is deemed necessary. (6361)
49 N Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of universal credit claims in the private rented sector with housing entitlement (a) where Local Housing Allowance does not cover rent and and (b) which are subject to Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 29
deductions for (i) universal credit advances, (ii) universal credit overpayments and (iii) tax credit overpayments for the most recent period for which figures are available. (6181)
50 N Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average waiting time for a decision on whether an award should be made in the case of a new Personal Independence Payment application; and what assessment she has made of acceptability of that waiting time. (6346)
51 N Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the levels of child poverty in (a) the Kingston upon Hull North constituency and (b) England. (6211)
52 N Dame Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the £20 uplift in Universal Credit on levels of child poverty in (a) the Kingston upon Hull North constituency and (b) England. (6212)
53 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to her Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6457)
54 N Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effects on trends in the level of fraud and error of paying childcare costs in arrears through the universal credit payments system. (6282)
55 N Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason data about disability is not collected by applications to the Kickstart scheme. (6283)
56 N Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how her Department will collect data on disability as part of its evaluation of the effectiveness of the Kickstart scheme. (6284)
57 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in (a) England and (b) East Ham constituency. (6167)
58 N Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) England and (b) East Ham constituency. (6168)
59 N Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the policy on changes in child maintenance payments to remove or reduce the 25 per cent 30 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
threshold for in-year reviews that would allow the paying parent to request a review as soon as changes in their income make the existing level of payments unaffordable. (6483)
60 N Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the £12 million of additional funding for self- isolation announced by his Department on 24 May 2021, how much of that funding will be allocated to (a) Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and (b) council’s in the West Yorkshire region. (6514)
61 N Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing (a) free or (b) low-cost NHS covid-19 tests to parents whose children live abroad, to allow such parents to visit their children under legally agreed custody agreements between the UK and other countries whilst incurring reduced costs for covid-19 testing. (6470)
62 N Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a timetable for adult social care reforms. (6410)
63 N Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding of the Disabled Children’s Partnership’s No End In Sight Report, that six in 10 families with disabled children are still experiencing some form of delay with health appointments and operations, what assessment he has made of delays to health appointments in disabled children; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing specific funding to help disabled children access health appointments. (6219)
64 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Royal College of Physicians’ report, Smoking and health 2021: a coming of age for tobacco control?, published in 29 April 2021, recommendation to provide smoking cessation services on an opt-out basis to all smokers at any point of contact with the NHS. (6285)
65 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan for England, if he will make it his policy to increase funding for related mass media campaigns to at least 2008 levels. (6286)
66 N Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan for England, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial incentives in maternal smoking cessation pathways. (6287)
67 N Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many carers accessed the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-2020 and (c) 2020-21. (6177) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 31
68 N Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the recovery rate was for carers accessing the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21. (6178)
69 N Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the treatment completion rate was for carers accessing the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019- 20 and (c) 2020-21. (6179)
70 N Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable people have been shielding during the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the level of risk from covid-19 of hospitalisation or death for people in those groups who have been vaccinated. (6269)
71 N Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of personal protective equipment his Department has sourced from factories in Malaysia since January 2020. (6270)
72 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has sent surplus personal protective equipment to India to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic. (6403)
73 N Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2020 to Question 175901, on Health Services and Social Services: Standards, whether private companies will be permitted to undertake roles on Integrated Care System NHS Boards. (6322)
74 N Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will be allowed to run deficits when placed on a statutory footing; what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on that matter; whether NHS Trusts will be allowed to run deficits after the financial year 2023-24; and what assessment he has made of the likelihood of those potential deficits after 2023-24 resulting in a reduction in NHS services. (6323)
75 N Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) pay and (b) terms and conditions of NHS staff will vary in accordance with the Integrated Care System area in which those staff work. (6324)
76 N Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical outcomes of patients who have been discharged under the Discharge to Assess model. (6325) 32 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
77 N Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his policy proposals outlined in the White Paper entitled Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all, published on 11 February 2021, on the future of the NHS Constitution. (6326)
78 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) improve the quality of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) healthcare and (b) reduce diagnosis times for people with IBD. (6391)
79 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value to the public purse of palliative care services provided by independent hospices. (6243)
80 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for independent hospices. (6244)
81 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to remove financial incentives which can lead to (a) to long lengths of stay and (b) delays to discharge for people with a learning disability and/or autism detained in inpatient units. (6245)
82 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) suitable housing, (b) suitable social care providers and (c) robust community teams are being provided to support people with learning disabilities and prevent admission to inpatient units. (6246)
83 N Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make adequate funding available to ensure there are (a) suitable social care providers and (b) robust community teams in every local area for people with learning disabilities to prevent admission to inpatient units. (6247)
84 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6458)
85 N Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times to correspondence from members of the public. (6281)
86 N Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to release to the media, on a daily basis, the numbers of people hospitalised with covid-19 who are (a) vaccinated and (b) unvaccinated against the virus. (6161) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 33
87 N Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the 14-day isolation period remains mandatory for people discharged to care homes from (a) hospital and (b) other care settings; when he plans to replace the isolation period with regular PCR testing; and whether in the event of a negative test result relatives are able to visit care settings during that period to assist with essential tasks, such as eating, dressing, washing or other actions that may be difficult for residents with dementia or other health conditions. (6264)
88 N Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people are not eligible for the proposed vaccination passports due to their participation in the Novavax trial. (6504)
89 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Healthwatch's Dentistry during covid-19 insight briefing; and if he will make a statement. (6439)
90 N Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the WHO guideline on health workforce development, attraction, recruitment and retention in rural and remote areas. (6303)
91 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to question 824 on Babies: Coronavirus, if his Department will allocate further ring-fenced funding to local authorities to support them to meet local demand for increased services for babies. (6396)
92 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 822 on Children: Coronavirus, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the covid- 19 outbreak on the development of children aged two years and under. (6397)
93 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 822 on Children: Coronavirus, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the effect of parental stress and adversity on (a) social and (b) emotional outcomes of children. (6398)
94 N Sarah Olney (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 821 on Children, for what reason there is no single Cabinet minister responsible for the needs of babies and young children. (6399)
95 N Sarah Owen (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 4046 dated 24 May 2021, if he will publish any data his Department holds on the policy of refunding the Immigration Health Surcharge for overseas workers. (6485) 34 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
96 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when recipients of the Janssen covid-19 vaccination will be able to see the record of their vaccination on the NHS app. (6162)
97 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of Ivermectin as a treatment for covid-19. (6163)
98 N Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to enable the NHS App to access information relating to patients' (a) physical and mental health, (b) families, (c) lifestyle and social circumstances, (d) ethnicity, (e) biometric details and (f) criminal convictions or alleged criminal behaviour. (6164)
99 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS is able to diagnose mental health conditions at an early stage. (6209)
100 N Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the harm caused to people with mental health conditions when support is delayed until those people have severe problems. (6210)
101 N Munira Wilson (Twickenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the cost of Deloitte's input to written answers for his Department are included in the calculation of the total cost of producing those written answers. (6482)
102 N Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has offered to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo. (6513)
103 N Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Government is providing to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in response to the drought being experienced in that country. (6516)
104 N Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make urgent representations to the Government of Pakistan to halt the planned execution of Mr Abdul Rehman scheduled for 25 May 2021. (6194)
105 N Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on whether the UK has supplies of amphotericin B which it can provide to India. (6426) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 35
106 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department conducted an impact assessment on the reduction in UK aid to the Rohingya in Bangladesh in 2021. (6405)
107 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of impact of cancelling rounds six, seven and eight of the Small Charities Challenge Fund on employment (a) in the UK and (b) overseas. (6406)
108 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to increase the global production of covid-19 vaccines. (6407)
109 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Colombia; and what relevant recent discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on that matter. (6392)
110 N Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Pakistani counterpart on the reported mistreatment of Christian Pakistanis in Pakistan. (6393)
111 N Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to relieve the covid-19 humanitarian situation in Nepal. (6413)
112 N Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance the UK has allocated for the current financial year to help victims of rape and torture in Tigray. (6265)
113 N Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to report any evidence of sexual violence in Tigray to relevant international justice mechanisms. (6266)
114 N Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) how much Official Development Assistance has been allocated to programmes based in the Tigray and (b) for what purposes. (6267)
115 N Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress has been made of the deployment of the UK Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team of experts to Tigray. (6268) 36 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
116 N Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government has provided to Nepal to (a) help halt the spread of covid-19 and (b) roll out vaccines. (6502)
117 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide emergency aid funding in response to the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (6441)
118 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether any UK nationals have been affected by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (6442)
119 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has been released from house arrest in the United Arab Emirates. (6443)
120 N Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2021 to Question 3134 on Arms Trade: Israel, if his Department will conduct an investigation to determine whether any arms exported under a UK export licence were used in reported attacks on Palestinian civilians in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank during the violence of April and May 2021. (6444)
121 N Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the ceasefire negotiated between Israel and Palestine is durable. (6437)
122 N Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the commitments to address arbitrary detention made in the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting Communiqué of 5 May 2021, what steps he plans to take with his G7 counterparts to secure the release of British dual-nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran, including (a) Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, (b) Anoosheh Ashoori and (c) Mehran Raoof. (6275)
123 N Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of 1 February 2021, transferred to UKVI by the 23 March 2021, with further follow up letters of 1 April 2021 and 22 April 2021, on his constituent, reference JB30902. (6203)
124 N Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs entitled Reducing opioid-related deaths in the UK, published in December 2016, which cited research findings that drug consumption clinics reduce injecting risk behaviours and overdose fatalities and save more money than they cost, on Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 37
what basis she has decided not to introduce a legal framework for the provision of those clinics; and what assessment she has made of the compatibility of that decision with aims of the Drugs Strategy 2017 to reduce the harms of drugs as part of a balanced approach to tackling drug misuse. [R] (6165)
125 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she first informed the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel of her intention to review the content of their report. [R] (6475)
126 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she first sought advice from officials on her powers to carry out a review of the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel. [R] (6476)
127 N Daisy Cooper (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel. [R] (6477)
128 N Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of modern slavery in supply chains she has received in respect of the supply of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 outbreak. (6535)
129 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with ministerial colleagues in the Ministry of Justice on increasing the penalty for people who are convicted of pet theft. (6302)
130 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to her Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6447)
131 N Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported instances of fraud committed by fake ravel operators there were in each year since 2010. (6342)
132 N Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) social media companies and (b) online accommodation booking platforms on tackling holiday and travel related fraud since the recent easing of international travel restrictions. (6343)
133 N Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of individuals who have fallen victim to scammers purporting to be part of the delivery or courier industry since March 2020. (6344)
134 N Conor McGinn (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce incidences and (b) raise awareness of delivery text scams. (6345) 38 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
135 N Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with (a) local authorities, (b) charities and (c) community groups to ensure European citizens in hard to reach communities are aware of the June 2021 deadline for applying for settled status for every member of their family. (6289)
136 N Sarah Owen (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the number of overseas health workers who have been refunded the Immigration Health Surcharge since the Prime Minister announced that policy in May 2020. (6486)
137 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the (a) national space operations centre and (b) space academy will be located. (6187)
138 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK’s financial commitment is to the EU’s Copernicus Earth programme in the (a) 2021-22 financial year and (b) each financial year to 2024-25. (6188)
139 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence,with reference to the Command Paper 411 entitled Defence in a competitive age, published March 2021, which infantry battalion will be be deleted as part of his Department’s defence plans. (6189)
140 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Command Paper 411 entitled Defence in a competitive age, published March 2021, which four battalions will the new Ranger Regiment be drawn from. (6190)
141 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 April 2021, Official Report, column 1161, when the Government plans to launch the public consultation on visa settlement fees for non-UK service personnel. (6298)
142 N Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Written Statement of 13 April 2021, HCWS913 on Building Safety Monthly Update, when his Department plans to publish details of the finance scheme for leaseholders in buildings between 11 and 18 metres that will ensure that those leaseholders do not have to pay more than £50 a month for cladding removal; and when that scheme will become operational. (6197)
143 N Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provision his Department plans to put in place for people that wish to rely on the new guidance from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors but have already had their External Wall System 1 Form rejected. (6198) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 39
144 N Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to provide support for people who are experiencing mental health problems as a result of financial hardship due to the costs of remedial works to unsafe cladding on their building not covered by Government funding. (6199)
145 N John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 61, which were the three towns in Yorkshire and the Humber that Ministers decided not to invite to bid for funding under the Towns Fund. (6184)
146 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason his Department does not plan to publish a White Paper on devolution and local recovery. [R] (6299)
147 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to support mortgage prisoners who are in negative equity paying high interest rates and wish to sell their properties. (6300)
148 N Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of introducing a UK-wide shared ownership rescue scheme to allow homeowners to part-buy and part-rent a home; and if he will make an assessment of the effect of such a scheme on the number of (a) homeowners in negative equity and (b) home repossessions. (6301)
149 N Navendu Mishra (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will commit to ensuring that upon completion of the review of the Decent Homes Standard local authorities and housing associations will be allocated funding to undertake improvements required as a result of that review. (6503)
150 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if Ministers of his Department will publish (a) written guidance and (b) discussions on the role and rules for hon. Members sponsoring bids in the Levelling Up Fund. (6221)
151 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have requested approval from his Department for the extension of their landlord licencing scheme. (6305)
152 N Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to decide whether to approve the renewal of the Croydon Council landlord licencing scheme. (6306) 40 Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021
153 N Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether people affected by contaminated blood products will have access to legal representation for the infected blood compensation framework review. (6207)
154 N Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders sentenced to custody served half or less than their full sentence term as a result of early release in each year from 2015 to date. (6411)
155 N Simon Hoare (North Dorset): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to his letter to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee of 7 October 2020, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals for a longer-lasting regime to define Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods. (6384)
156 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Prime Minister, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6449)
157 N Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cash machines in deprived areas are free to use. (6201)
158 N Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department will classify the medical support provided to India to help fight covid-19 as overseas development assistance. (6404)
159 N Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of correspondence sent by hon. Members to his Department received a substantive response within the service standard in each month of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020. (6461)
160 N James Murray (Ealing North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether negotiators acting on behalf of the Government at meetings of the Steering Group of the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting as part of the OECD/ G20 international tax negotiations held in the week of in the week commencing 17 May 2021 were instructed to support a global corporate minimum tax rate for large multinational firms of (a) 21 per cent, (b) 15 per cent and (c) any other rate. (6497)
161 N Sarah Owen (Luton North): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce legislation to protect free access to cash for people in (a) the Luton North constituency and (b) the UK. (6487)
162 N Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 outbreak of the level of revenue from cider. (6205) Published: Tuesday 25 May 2021 QUESTIONS TABLED ON Monday 24 May 2021 41
163 N Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue from cider that will accrue to the public purse over the next five years. (6206)
164 N Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if Ministers of his Department will publish (a) written guidance and (b) discussions on the role and rules for hon. Members sponsoring bids in the Levelling Up Fund. (6220)