Written questions

1,687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of GPs in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of life expectancy in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Perinatal Mortality: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in rates of perinatal mortality in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of care homes were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Washington and Sunderland West as of 12 October 2022.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Washington and Sunderland West constituency as of 12 October 2022.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in Washington and Sunderland West as of 12 October 2022.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of residential care homes that have closed in Washington and Sunderland West constituency since 2010.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased workloads in GP surgeries in Washington and Sunderland West

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for elective surgeries in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help support young people with eating disorders in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS dentist provision in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2022 to Question 51633 on Schools: Solar Power, how many school buildings in Washington and Sunderland West constituency were inspected as part of the CDC Survey.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 27 September to Question 51628 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Washington and Sunderland West constituency have one or more buildings classified in Category D of condition need

10 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to ensure that fire service employers hold discussions with representatives of the Fire Brigades Union on a settlement to avoid potential industrial actio

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Washington and Sunderland West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) Ofsted-registered childminders are working and (b) children aged (i) 1-3 and (ii) 4-11 are living in Washington and Sunderland West constituency; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of chil

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Media: Economic Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of (a) local and (b) regional news outlets on the impact of the economic situation on (i) those organisations and (ii) their empl

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Local Press: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support journalists at local newspapers, in the context of rising inflation.

19 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2022 to Question 35936 on Poverty: Children, whether the 9 million most disadvantaged pupils are (a) eligible for and (b) claiming a free school meal.

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Intensive Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs for energy-intensive businesses.

18 Jul 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Manufacturing Industries: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support UK manufacturers when developing government infrastructure projects.

11 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential health implications of the continued use of mesh slings for incontinence by Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust despite a pause on the use o

29 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bivalve Molluscs: North Yorkshire and Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the environmental impact of the mass stranding of razor clams along Teesside and North Yorkshire beaches in May and June 2022.

Source: official written-questions record.