Written questions

6,533 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of dental provision in Romford constituency.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Theft: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce pickpocketing in London.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Armed Conflict: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls in conflict zones.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the recruitment of NHS dentists.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Import Controls

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of placing restrictions on the movement of dogs from countries that are endemic for diseases that are not considered end

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has provided for the early detection of bowel cancer in the 2024-25 financial year.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Libya: IRA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with his Libyan counterpart on providing compensation to (a) victims and (b) victims’ families of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Drinking Water: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to work with relevant bodies to (a) assess and (b) improve the quality of tap water in Romford constituency.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries: Romford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to reduce work-related injuries in Romford constituency.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Accidents: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to reduce work-related fatal injuries in the construction industry.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords: Reform

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to consult on proposals to reform the House of Lords; and whether those consultations will include the removal of the Lords Spiritual from the House of Lords.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research on (a) the causes of and (b) treatments for atrial septal defect.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support research on (a) the causes of and (b) treatments for metastatic lung cancer.

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Coeliac Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of removing the prohibition on coeliac disease sufferers serving in the Armed Forces.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the potential impact of aviation noise pollution on residents of Romford constituency.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Network Rail on (a) the under-utilisation of some London North Eastern Railway services on the East Coast Main Line and (b) awarding those rail services to open access services

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of seat utilisation of London and North Eastern Railway services before permitting Network Rail to issue a restricted capacity notice for the East Coast Main Line.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing open access services to operate train services run by London and North Eastern Railway with (a) under 60% seat utilisation and (b) limited stop

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Trains: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of newly approved open access services supporting (a) British train (i) manufacturing and (ii) assembly and (b) the wider supply chain.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

London North Eastern Railway: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the percentage seat utilisation per mile is on London and North Eastern Railway services to (a) York, (b) Leeds and (c) Newcastle.

12 Sep 2024 · Home Office

Terrorism: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the threat of pro-Iranian front groups operating in (a) Parliament and (b) Westminster.

12 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heat Batteries: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made on the potential merits of the use of heat batteries in decarbonising homes.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Indian Ocean Territory: Mauritius

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Mauritian counterpart on the British Indian Ocean Territory.

12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gibraltar: Spain

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart on Gibraltar.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish guidance for (a) GPs and (b) psychiatrists on (i) safely deprescribing and (ii) providing alternative medications for patients on antidepressant medications.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to treat people who have (a) post-acute withdrawal syndrome and (b) post-SSRI sexual dysfunction after taking anti-depressant medication.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants: Side Effects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help treat people who have had adverse reactions to antidepressant medication including to (a) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and (b) serotonin and n

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for medical research into alternatives to antidepressant medication.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to publish guidance to GPs on reducing prescriptions for anti-depressant medication.

12 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antidepressants: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce prescriptions for anti-depressant medication.

Source: official written-questions record.