Written questions
1,687 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that natural flood management measures are located in optimum areas under all three Environment Land Management schemes.
1 Mar 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Design and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) for Academic Year 2021/22, published in December 2021, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the low level of recruitment and high level of vacancie
1 Mar 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Design and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Initial Teacher Training Census, published in December 2021, what steps he is taking to tackle workforce deficits for design and technology teachers.
23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the proposed transition from Healthy Start vouchers to the Healthy Start card in March 2022, what steps his Department is taking to (a) make voucher users aware of the cut-off dat
23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) reports have been submitted by the public on problems with the Healthy Start helpline and (b) how many of those problems have been resolved.
23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of calls to the Healthy Start helpline have been disconnected due to unavailability of helpline staff.
23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time for service users calling the Healthy Start helpline.
23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure all (a) retailers and (b) retail staff are thoroughly aware and trained to serve customers using the Healthy Start card.
23 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many families in receipt of Healthy Start Vouchers whose circumstances have not changed have been unable to transition to the Healthy Start card due to the online system declaring them ineligib
10 Feb 2022 · Department for Education
National School Breakfast Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of scaling-up the National School Breakfast Programme to support all eligible schools with over 50% of students in IDACI bands A-F.
10 Feb 2022 · Department for Education
National School Breakfast Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have received breakfast food orders this academic year as part of the National School Breakfast Programme.
26 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of late diagnoses of gynaecological cancers.
26 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gynaecological Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the viability of yearly women’s health check-ups to help prevent the late diagnosis of gynaecological cancers.
6 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ovarian Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the importance of a shortened referral pathway for ovarian cancer where a CA125 blood test and?ultrasound are carried out at the same time.
6 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ovarian Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that?all women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are able to access the best possible treatment.
4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Home Care Services: Vulnerable Adults
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the provision of support for vulnerable adult patients who require assistance with medical administration in the home when having had an early dis
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Clinical Trials: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the MHRA offering training to researchers on how to introduce flexibility into the protocol of trials on (a) patient safety and (b) compliance
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the data provided in NHS Resolution's response to Freedom of Information request 5115 of August 2021 which showed that claimant and defence solicitor fees in cases relating to vag
10 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the credibility of private online PCR testing companies for travel purposes; and what penalties are in place to ensure that consumers are compensated w
7 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Earwax: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of patients being unable to access ear wax services through the NHS on the cost of treating patients for associated conditions relating t
7 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Earwax: Injuries
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of people presenting to the NHS with injuries suffered as a result of treating ear wax by self-removal and (b) the cost to the public purse o
7 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Earwax: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the level of capacity within the NHS for (a) workforce and (b) equipment and facilities to meet the demand for ear wax removal services.
23 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diseases: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to raise public awareness of the signs and symptoms of the most life-threatening diseases in young people, particularly brain tumours, meningitis and sepsis.
22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid Pass: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that under 16 year olds are able to access their vaccine records; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of under 16 year olds not being able t
22 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid Pass
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have received their covid-19 booster jab, and who are not travelling abroad, will be able to display their vaccination records in the NHS app.
15 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Regional Planning and Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of defragmenting local government funding on the delivery of the levelling up agenda.
15 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Offenders: Neurodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the (a) impact of defendant neurodiversity in convictions deemed unsafe on appeal and (b) prevalence of defendant neurodiversity in collapsed trials.
12 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels Automotive programme, which is due to expire in March 2022, to 2
12 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the rate of deployment of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Levels Automotive programme.
20 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Buses: Driving
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people completed PCV training in 2020.
Source: official written-questions record.