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Department for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to export support services for SMEs in Bradford.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of existing business support programmes in reaching SMEs in deprived communities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the development of high-skilled jobs in sectors reliant on research and innovation in Bradford and West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) start-ups and (b) scale-ups in (i) Bradford and (ii) West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of access to finance for start-ups in (a) Bradford and (b) West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage the use of (a) quieter (i) fireworks and (ii) drone shows and (b) other low-impact alternatives at public events.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of current legislation governing the (a) sale and (b) use of fireworks in England and Wales.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to increase the powers of (a) local authorities and (b) the police to (i) enforce firework regulations and (ii) respond to public complaints.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning unlicensed traders from selling fireworks to the public during specific festive periods.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of section V of the International Court of Justice, Advisory Opinion, Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to continue issuing licenses for F-35 fighter jet components that are sold indirectly to Israel through an intermediary country on human rights in (a) Gaza and (b)…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish a list of items licensed for sale to Israel for (a) military and (b) dual-use which are being used in the West Bank by the Israeli (i) military, (ii) police and (iii) other government body.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing Israel from the list of approved recipients for the Open General license.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the model numbers were of drone engines that were authorised for export in the last 12 months; what the end (a) uses and (b) users were of each drone (i) aero-engine and (ii) other component; and what (A) Export Control Joint Unit and (B)…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether there are any extant export licenses for the supply of (a) R902W engines and (b) related components for use on (i) Hermes 450, (ii) Hermes 900 and (iii) IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles by (A) the Israeli military and (B) other…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2023 to Question 196273 on Fireworks: Licensing, if she will publish a list of the (a) organisations and (b) stakeholders her Department has met with to (i) listen to and (ii) understand their views on…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to (a) reduce the noise levels of all categories of fireworks, (b) ban the sale of category 3 and 4 fireworks and (c) introduce licences for selling fireworks.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of public funding for sport is allocated directly to grassroots clubs.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria are used to determine allocations between national governing bodies and grassroots sport providers.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency in the allocation of grassroots sport funding.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure grassroots sport funding reaches areas of high deprivation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial sustainability of grassroots boxing gyms.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of sport-based diversionary activity in preventing anti-social behaviour among young people.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of grassroots boxing clubs in youth diversion.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of grassroots boxing clubs to community wellbeing.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the contribution of grassroots boxing clubs to community cohesion.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of grassroots boxing clubs in supporting mental health and wellbeing.
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Department for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made on the adequacy of funding for children with special educational need in Bradford.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase funding for Bradford City Council to support children with SEND.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to extend universal free school meals to all children in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) other areas of high child poverty.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have been surveyed for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) Bradford East constituency, (b) the City of Bradford Metropolitan District and (c) Yorkshire and Humber.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have been identified as containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) Bradford East constituency, (b) the City of Bradford Metropolitan District and (c) Yorkshire and Humber.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have been instructed to close by her Department due to concerns over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in (a) Bradford East constituency, (b) the City of Bradford Metropolitan District and (c) Yorkshire and Humber.
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for new grid connections for businesses in West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of expanding local renewable energy generation in Bradford and West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to provide funding for low-carbon hydrogen production and use in West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the electricity distribution network in Bradford and West Yorkshire to support new commercial and industrial connections.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support local energy efficiency and demand reduction measures for commercial premises in Bradford.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the level of fuel poverty in Bradford; and what steps her Department is taking to support households spending more than a quarter of their income on energy bills.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department plans to increase funding to local authorities such as Bradford Council to support the delivery of local home retrofit and insulation programmes as part of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated to clean energy and green industrial projects in West Yorkshire since July 2024; and what steps she is taking to ensure that Bradford benefits from those investments.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many homes in Bradford East are expected to benefit from the Government’s Warm Homes Plan; and what estimate she has made of the average annual saving per household from those upgrades.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will publish regional breakdowns of households spending more than 20 per cent of disposable income on energy, including figures for Bradford, as part of the annual Fuel Poverty Statistics.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking to end the higher standing charges paid by prepayment meter users; and if she will make an assessment of the impact of that inequality on low-income families in Bradford East.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress her Department has made in meeting the targets set out in the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan; and what assessment she has made of the implications of current progress for households in high-poverty areas such as…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the additional annual cost to households in Bradford caused by delays in delivering large-scale home insulation programmes since 2019.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the public health impact of prolonged exposure to damp and mould caused by defective insulation installed under government energy-efficiency schemes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when his Department was first made aware of systemic failings in (a) the Fishwick project in Preston and (b) other government-backed insulation schemes; and what steps have been taken to investigate and rectify those failures.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of homes affected by defective insulation installed under government schemes between 2013 and 2021; and if he will commission a national audit of all such properties.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish (a) the 2019 government-commissioned report into the Fishwick external wall insulation scheme and (b) any other reports identifying widespread failure in similar government-backed schemes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has worked with the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to assess the implications of insulation-related building damage on housing safety and standards.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how future home energy efficiency programmes are planned to be independently audited to ensure quality assurance and prevent a recurrence of widespread installation failures such as those identified in Fishwick and Chilton.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the disproportionate effect of failed insulation schemes on low-income households targeted by previous government energy-efficiency programmes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial or practical support is available to homeowners whose properties have been damaged by poorly installed insulation under government schemes; and whether he plans to establish a dedicated compensation or remediation fund…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms are in place to hold contractors and installers accountable for poor workmanship on government-backed insulation schemes in cases where the original firms have since ceased trading.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to for hydrogen-related funding in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) West Yorkshire, in the context of his Department's Net Zero Strategy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation on the energy efficiency of homes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will include (a) home insulation retrofit schemes, (b) the removal of defective home insulation installed under Government home insulation schemes and (c) measures to promote confidence in green home schemes as objectives to…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will include support for homeowners in removing and replacing (a) wrongfully installed and (b) defective cavity wall insulation in their homes as part of his warm homes plan.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of high-decibel fireworks on animal welfare; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a maximum noise limit for fireworks sold to the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff are employed by the Marine Management Organisation to carry out (a) catch certificate verifications and (b) refusals for seafood consignment imports to the UK; and whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to remove regulations 9 and 10 of the National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/129) from schedule 1 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides local authorities on food waste collections; and whether she plans to issue any further guidance.
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have been made homeless since leaving that accommodation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of Afghan refugees previously housed in interim hotel accommodation have spent one or more nights sleeping rough since leaving that accommodation.
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding has been allocated to research and development projects led by organisations based in Bradford in each of the last three financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of barriers faced by local authorities in accessing innovation and research funding.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support research and innovation partnerships involving local authorities and combined authorities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much UK Research and Innovation funding has been awarded to organisations based in West Yorkshire in each of the last three financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much Innovate UK funding has been awarded to organisations based in Bradford in each of the last three financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to take steps to improve (a) knowledge transfer and (b) applied AI research through regional university-business partnerships.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent steps his Department has taken to strengthen collaboration between (a) higher education institutions and (b) local SMEs in the field of AI research and commercialisation in West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to support university-led innovation programmes that boost (a) AI capacity and (b) research and development activity activity in partnership with local businesses in (i) West Yorkshire and (ii) other…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what (a) formula and (b) criteria is used by UK Research and Innovation to determine the distribution of Horizon Europe funding; and how much funding has been allocated to (i) institutions and (ii) organisations in (A) Bradford…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to increase (a) core funding and (b) grant opportunities for universities in the north of England conducting AI and data science research as part of its strategy to support regional growth.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of granting regulatory powers to the UK Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; and whether such powers could include oversight of frontier AI models, safety…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential for artificial intelligence policy to support inclusive economic growth and safeguard good work.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has considered including transparency and public accountability requirements as part of any regulatory model for advanced artificial intelligence systems.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of advanced AI systems on (a) recruitment, (b) performance management and (c) other employment practices; and whether his Department is considering safeguards to reduce this…
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Department for Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated to the Bradford Rail Programme; and what further funding is planned to support (a) engineering and (b) design work during the Spending Review period.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of options to implement a direct rail link between Bradford and Huddersfield; and whether funding has been provided for the development of that link.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Bradford will be included in the core network of Northern Powerhouse Rail; and when a final decision on route options affecting Bradford will be announced.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what targets her Department has set for reducing rail journey times between (a) Bradford and Leeds and (b) Bradford and Manchester; and how those targets align with the objectives of the Railways Bill.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of improved rail connectivity in Bradford on the economy, including its potential contribution to productivity, employment and housing delivery in West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Bradford Interchange operating as a terminus on the operation of the railway; and what options are being considered to help reduce network delays arising from reversing services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how Great British Railways plans to work with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority on rail funding in Bradford; and what statutory role local transport authorities will have in shaping service patterns affecting the city.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Multi-billion-pound drive to transform rail and growth across Yorkshire and North East, published on 14 January 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the expected delivery timescale for a new Bradford railway station compares with other major rail schemes in the North of England; and what steps are being taken to ensure those schemes are implementing quickly.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the recent government review of the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme on planned delivery timescales for the Bradford–Leeds line.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what specific risks were identified by her Department that led to requiring West Yorkshire Combined Authority to separate route planning from the business case for the mass transit system.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the £2.1bn funding commitment for the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme remains fully allocated to the project following the programme reset.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the delay to the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme does not disproportionately disadvantage communities in Bradford.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what role the Rail Minister has been given in overseeing the West Yorkshire mass transit project following the recent review.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment of the delay to the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact of inflation on the projected costs of the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme following its delay.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what lessons her Department has learned from the cancellation of previous mass transit proposals in West Yorkshire when overseeing the current scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme is delivered by the late 2030s.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delaying the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme into the late 2030s on Bradford.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has imposed new conditions on the release of funding for the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme following the government review.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the cost to the public purse of delaying the West Yorkshire mass transit scheme.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses when deciding whether a major transport project should be added to the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with mayoral combined authorities to deliver large-scale transport infrastructure.
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Department for Work and Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated total Universal Credit expenditure is for 16 to 21 year olds who are receiving the UC health element, including the standard allowance and other elements, and for all ages receiving the health element, for each financial year…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated expenditure on the health element of Universal Credit is for 16 to 21 year olds, not including the standard allowance and other elements, and for all ages receiving the health element, for each financial year since 2019/20.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, of the UC WCA decisions that resulted in an LCWRA outcome for 16–21 year-olds where at least one mental and behavioural disorder (F00–F99) was recorded, how many also had at least one condition recorded in any of the other ICD groups,…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of trends in the level of take-up of benefits by pensioners; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that eligible older people are (a) aware of and (b)…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) review and (b) simplify the process for pensioners to access the benefits they are entitled to.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of eligible pensioners not claiming Pension Credit; and what steps her Department is taking to increase take-up, in the context of Winter Fuel Payment eligibility.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed disability benefit reforms on people with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder, (b) bipolar disorder, (c) severe depression and (d) other mental health conditions; and…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the proportion of Personal Independence Payment decisions that are overturned on appeal; and what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of initial Personal Independence Payment…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to enable people on low incomes to buy healthy food.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department calculates the estimated cost of living for disabled people.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of disabled people who experience one-off extra costs as a result of their disability.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Health and Disability Green Paper on the finances of people with complex disabilities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has (a) made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed reforms to Personal Independence Payment on the mental wellbeing of people who become ineligible as a result of those changes and (b) had recent discussions with the…
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Department of Health and Social Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that medical certificates of cause of death can be issued outside normal working hours, including weekends and bank holidays.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with hon. Members and representatives of faith communities to discuss reforms to the death registration process.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has been made of the potential impact of fireworks on people with (a) PTSD, (b) autism, and (c) sensory processing conditions; and if he will set out the steps his Department is taking on this matter.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish the business cases developed for Neighbourhood Health Centres and the names of organisations or companies involved in their preparation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards he plans to introduce to prevent potential financial and operational failures associated with previous Private Finance Initiative schemes in relation to Neighbourhood Health Centres.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to use Public Private Partnerships in the development of Neighbourhood Health Centres under the NHS 10-Year Plan.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department plans to provide to children’s hospices after the 2025-26 financial year.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) long-term funding for and (b) targeted support on (i) levels of (i) cardiovascular disease and (ii) associated health inequalities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the Right to Choose pathway for ADHD patients; and what steps he is taking to ensure that patients' access to (a) assessments and (b)…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that access to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme will continue for all those who need it.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential cost savings to the NHS arising from the implementation of the Hub and Spoke model in community pharmacy.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand dietitian-led diabetes prevention programmes in (a) Bradford East constituency and (b) other constituencies with high prevalence rates.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of NHS dentistry services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients registered at each (a) Main Practice and (b) Branch Surgery in Bradford East constituency are aged (i) zero to four, (ii) five to fourteen, (iii) 15 to 44, (iv) 45 to 64, (v) 65 to 74, (vi) 75 to 84…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP appointments were recorded in (a) Bradford District and (b) Craven in each month from September 2021 to September 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP appointments in (a) Bradford District and (b) Craven took place (i) on the same day as, (ii) one day after, (ii) two to seven days after, (iv) eight to fourteen days after and (v) 15 or more days after…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients with a GP appointment booked further appointments after (a) 14 days or less, (b) 15 to 28 days and (c) 29 to 56 days since June 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many FTE GPs at each (a) main practice and (b) branch surgery in Bradford East constituency were (i) fully qualified and (ii) in training grades as of October 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy will include a funded plan for timely diagnoses of dementia.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the White Paper entitled People at the Heart of Care, published in December 2021, what his Department's timescales are for beginning the consultation on increasing the Disabled Facilities Grant cap.
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to education for Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of barriers to secondary education for Rohingya children and young people in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of teacher recruitment and training in Rohingya refugee education programmes supported by UK aid.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the long-term education and skills needs of Rohingya children and young people in Bangladesh.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise education within the UK’s humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid has been allocated to programmes supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in each of the last five financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid has been allocated to education provision for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in each of the last five financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is allocated to education programmes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid has been allocated to child protection programmes for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in each of the last five financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much aid has been allocated to (a) safeguarding and (b) gender-based violence prevention programmes for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh in each of the last five financial years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the UK humanitarian aid budget has been spent on projects relating to support for Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, since 2020.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department provides to British nationals entering the al-Aqsa compound in East Jerusalem.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of (a) the human rights situation in (i) the Occupied Palestinian Territories, (ii) the West Bank and (iii) East Jerusalem and (b) the position…
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What steps he is taking to support the International Criminal Court investigation into the situation in the state of Palestine.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the International Criminal Court in respect of its investigation into the Situation in the State of Palestine; and whether he plans to increase support for that…
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To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions (a) he, (b) his Ministers and (c) officials from his Department have had with their counterparts in Israel on the (i) airstrike at Al Mawasi on 18 January 2024, (ii) killings of World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza on 1 April 2024 and (iii)…
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK-manufactured (a) weapons and (b) components of weapons have been used in countries it has assessed as being in potential breach of (i) the Genocide Convention and (ii)…
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on whether UK-manufactured (a) arms and (b) weapons components have been used in (i) Israel and (ii) the Palestinian Occupied Territories.
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to the urgent question on Israel and Hamas: Humanitarian…
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of violence in the West Bank.
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the humanitarian pause in the conflict between Israel and Hamas on the provision of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.
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To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential merits of re-opening additional crossings into Gaza for humanitarian access.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister raised the provision of arms to Myanmar by Indian suppliers with Prime Minister Modi at the G20 Summit.
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Home Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will consider introducing cross-departmental guidance on compassionate death registration to ensure consistency across local authorities.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the expiry of temporary Covid-era provisions that allowed for more flexible and timely death registration on bereaved families.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to review the penalties for driving with a non-compliant or ghost number plate.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with (a) local authorities and (b) police forces in West Yorkshire on the prevalence of illegal or ghost number plates used to evade enforcement cameras.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with West Yorkshire Police on tackling the use of ghost number plates in Bradford and the surrounding area.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding to the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service to support the expansion of its operations in areas with high levels of vehicle crime.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support community-based knife crime prevention programmes in Bradford.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a visa scheme to enable displaced Palestinians living in (a) Gaza, (b) Egypt and (c) other countries to be reunited with family members in the UK.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the resources available to process family visa applications from British-Palestinians.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal pathway for Palestinian children in Gaza to travel to the UK to receive medical treatment.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people received (a) less than £10,000, (b) £10,000-£20,000, (c) £20,000-£50,000, (d) £50,000-£100,000 and (e) more than £100,000 in each quarter since the Windrush Compensation scheme was…
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees were housed in interim hotel accommodation as of (a) 5 December 2023, (b) 12 December 2023, (c) 19 December 2023, (d) 26 December 2023 and (e) 31 December 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees housed in interim hotel accommodation were aged (a) zero to three, (b) three to five, (c) five to ten, (d) 10 to 15 and (e) 15 to 18 years old as of 26 December 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan refugees who left hotel accommodation between 1 and 31 December 2023 have found permanent accommodation in the same local authority area.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support has been provided to Bradford Council by his Department to support Afghan refugees leaving interim hotel accommodation.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his planned timetable is to publish further information about the Government's proposed increases to the minimum income requirement for family visas.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what police protection is provided to (a) individuals, (b) embassies and (c) high commissions on the London diplomatic list.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when police protection was last reviewed for each (a) embassy, (b) high commission, (c) consulate and (d) foreign mission on the London diplomatic list.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of police officers had a length of service that was (a) less than one year, (b) one year to less than two years, (c) two years to less than five years, (d) five years to less than 10 years and (e) more than 10 years…
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers who left West Yorkshire Police had a length of service that was (a) less than one year, (b) one year to less than two years, (c) two years to less than five years, (d) five years to less than 10 years and (e) more than…
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Leader of the House
To ask the Leader of the House, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase parliamentary scrutiny of UK strategic export controls for military goods.
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Ministry of Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what name has been given to the operation of RAF surveillance flights over Gaza; and what the cost of this operation was in the period between October 2023 and October 2024.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information from Israeli sources has been used to inform the operation of surveillance flights conducted by the RAF over Gaza since 1 December 2023.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure compliance by personnel with the Government's Consolidated Guidance to Intelligence Officers and Service Personnel on the Detention and Interviewing of Detainees Overseas, and on the Passing and Receipt of Intelligence…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure compliance by personnel with the Government's Principles relating to the detention and interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees, published in July 2019, in the…
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the planning system on the timely delivery of commercial developments that support local economic growth.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to plan for low-carbon commercial development, including access to energy and transport infrastructure.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of updating planning guidance to support the delivery of green jobs and clean growth in regions such as West Yorkshire.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support local planning authorities to process applications for employment land and commercial development more efficiently.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects the remaining provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 relating to the regulation of service charges to be brought into force; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure leaseholders…
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps through the next Spending Review to increase the level of funding for the provision of social housing for homeless people.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on trends in the number of people who have been evicted from their homes following rent increases in each of the last five years.
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Ministry of Justice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the role of structured sport and physical activity in supporting rehabilitation outcomes.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to expand access to community-based rehabilitation services.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) staffing and (b) caseloads in the probation service.
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Treasury
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of consumer protection regulation for individuals submitting tax rebate applications to HMRC through accounting companies.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with HMRC on payment requests issued to Apostle Accounting Ltd customers following HMRC compliance checks.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to conduct an investigation with HMRC into the practices of Apostle Accounting Ltd following its liquidation.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Autumn Statement 2023 on 22 November 2023, Official Report, column 326, what funding he provides to tackle Islamophobia in the UK.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Autumn Statement 2023 on 22 November 2023, Official Report, column 326, what funding he provides to tackle anti-black racism in the UK.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Autumn Statement 2023 on 22 November 2023, Official Report, column 326, what funding he provides to tackle racism against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the UK.
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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Autumn Statement 2023 on 22 November 2023, Official Report, column 326, what funding he provides to tackle racism against ethnic minority communities in the UK.
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