Deposited papers

Letter dated 12/02/2024 from James Cleverly MP to Diana Johnson MP regarding proposals to transfer police and crime commissioner functions to the combined authority mayors in West Midlands and South Yorkshire. 2p.

Letter dated 12/02/2024 from Lord Offord of Garvel to Lord Clement-Jones and Lord Bassam regarding issues raised in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Grand Committee debate: subscription contracts - consultation on new requirements, and cooling off period. 4p.

Letter dated 12/02/2024 from Lord Gascoigne to Lord Coaker and Lord Sharkey regarding points raised in the National Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023 debate: the application of the proposed National Crime Agency direct tasking power over the Serious Fraud Office in Scotland and Northern Ireland. 1p.

Letter dated 12/02/2024 from Lord Offord of Garvel to Baroness Wheatcroft regarding issues raised in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill Grand Committee debate: Vote Reporting Group - rationale for a voluntary approach to vote reporting, feedback on consultation, engagement with departments, comparison with the United States. 2p.

Letter dated 12/02/2024 from Lord Gascoigne to Lord Stunell and Baroness Taylor of Stevenage regarding questions raised in the Higher-Risk Buildings (Keeping and Provision of Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2024 debate: electronic storage of the gold thread information, golden thread contents, service charges, building assessment certificate, sanctions on residents, register of accountable persons, exemptions, residents' access to documents, remediation, mandatory occurrence reporting, enforcement and the Building Safety Regulator, implementing the regime, insurance and mortgages, and regime review. 8p.

I. List of 127 apprenticeship reviews co-ordinated by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). 5p. II. Letter dated 16/02/2024 from Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Coupland to Luke Evans MP regarding apprenticeship standards. 1p.

Letter dated 12/02/2024 from James Heappey MP to Chris Stephens MP regarding follow up to an urgent question on Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) eligibility for Afghan special forces: indefinite leave to remain and numbers of applicants to the ARAP scheme relocated to the UK. 1p.

Letter dated 10/01/2024 from Lord Johnson of Lainston to Lord Purvis of Tweed regarding potential impacts on the trade of developing countries, particularly in West Africa, as discussed during the Committee stage (second day) of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill. 2p.

Letter dated 09/02/2024 from Lord Davies of Gower to Baroness McIntosh of Pickering regarding concerns raised in the Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 2023 debate: implementation of the regulations, railway signage, and the heritage rail sector. 2p.

I. Government response to the Independent Review of Research Bureaucracy. 53p. II. Letter dated 09/02/2024 from Michelle Donelan MP to Greg Clark MP and Baroness Brown of Cambridge regarding the government's response to the review. 1p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from The Earl of Minto to Lord Collins of Highbury regarding issues raised in a debate on Ukraine: seizure of Russian state assets to fund Ukraine's reconstruction and the issue of sanctions circumvention. 2p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from The Earl of Minto to Lord Coaker regarding a question raised in a debate on Ukraine: an assessment of a one in four chance of Russia attaching a UK ally in the next two years. 1p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from The Earl of Minto to Lord Shinkwin regarding questions raised in a debate on Ukraine: how the UK can help secure justice for victims and lead on efforts to establish an ad-hoc tribunal to prosecute perpetrators. 2p.

I. Table showing vacancies by industry, quarterly 2001 to 2023 (from ONS Vacancy Survey). 15p. II. Table 12: Labour demand volumes by profession and local authority: Snapshots of online job adverts in the UK, January 2017 to December 2022. 21532p. (Datasets deposited following a question on local council waste collector vacancies).

I. Minimum service levels for fire and rescue services. Government response. 55p. II. Impact assessment. 36p. III. Equality impact assessment. 26p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from Edward Argar MP to Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede regarding reduction in experienced prison officer numbers, raised during a question on the steps the government is taking to reduce suicides in prison. 2p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from The Earl of Minto to Lord Risby regarding an issue raised in a debate on Ukraine: security and investment guarantees: economic support for Ukraine, war risk insurance, and reform. 2p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from the Earl of Minto to Baroness Brinton regarding a question raised in a debate on the situation in Ukraine: Fire Aid, and what plans there are to continue their work. 1p.

Letter dated 08/02/2024 from The Earl of Minto to Lord Brown of Ladyton regarding an issue raised in a debate on Ukraine: replenishing defence stocks while continuing to support Ukraine. 2p.

Letter dated 07/02/2024 from Baroness Barran to Lord Wigley regarding the demand for graduates, and a proposed training reactor at Bangor University, as discussed during the Oral Question on Universities: Nuclear Energy Sector Skills. 2p.