Written questions

543 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Hospitality Industry: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been started in the hospitality industry in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

9 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Army

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce or remove the visa charge for foreign soldiers who have fought for the UK and wish to move to the UK; and if she will make a statement.

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans he has to reform Ground 8 of the 1988 Housing Act; and if he will make a statement.

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions and Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of Ground 8 of the 1988 Housing Act on levels of (a) evictions and (b) homelessness.

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the no recourse to public funds policy on homelessness levels; and if he will make a statement.

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Construction and Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of (a) housing benefit levels and (b) the benefit cap on (i) new starts of social housing and (ii) his Department's homelessness

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the benefit cap on eviction rates in London.

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit Section 21 evictions; and if he will make a statement.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Medical Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing (a) midwives, (b) allied health professionals, (c) nurse practitioners and (d) other health care professionals to complete fit notes.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with professional bodies representing GPs and general practice staff on improving clinical knowledge and training for call handlers at the national 119 and 111 se

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to take steps to support general practice to help meet the health needs of Afghan refugees.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to increase core funding for general practice.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the amount and proportion of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme disbursed for items other than the recruitment and employment of additional healthcare profession

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how frequently the Government conducts regular analyses of workforce pressures and trends within (a) healthcare, (b) primary care and (c) general practice; and whether those analyses are published.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Practice Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the (a) average, (b) largest and (c) smallest patient list size per full time employed GP working in general practice under (i) General Medical Service and (ii) Alte

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of full time employed (a) qualified GPs and (b) training grade GPs in the general practice workforce in (i) London and (ii) England in each year since

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the recruitment and retention of GPs in (a) Brent, (b) London and (c) England.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to help ensure that safe levels of workload are deployed in general practice.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who is responsible for monitoring the levels of demand placed on general practitioners and their teams; and what checks are in place to help ensure that extra-contractual reporting and other activi

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Practice Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reviewing how to determine a GPs patient list size as safe when assessing and developing general practice policy.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have received the covid-19 vaccinations at walk-in and pop up clinics in London; and how many and what proportion of those people (i) did not have a NHS number and (ii) were not reg

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of abuse experienced by GP staff in (a) Brent, (b) London and (c) England.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on GP staff mental health in (a) Brent, (b) London and (c) England.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Leadership in England Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the (a) conclusion and (b) sharing of conclusions with hon. Members of the review of leadership in health and social care being led by General Sir Gordon Messenger

22 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of waiting times for a bed in hospital A&E wards on essential medical care for patients.

22 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for a bed in hospital A&E wards.

22 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of (a) hospital capacity limits as of 22 February 2022 and (b) how often hospitals exceed full capacity.

9 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Offshore Industry: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff were working for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last ten years for which data is available.

8 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average time taken is to process a paper application for a driving licence, for each of the last 12 months for which data is available.

Source: official written-questions record.