Written questions

1,687 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Aug 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations in the July 2020 Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review report.

21 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2020 to Question 73751 on Israel: Palestinians, for what reason the UK’s People-to-People programme ended without alternative provision being established to hel

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female armed forces service personnel were (a) absent without leave (b) charged with desertion or (c) registered with military and civilian police as a missing person in each year since 2015.

20 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of including all bereaved armed services children in the Virtual Schools framework as set out in the Scotty’s Little S

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to bring forward a prevention White Paper with proposals for tackling health inequalities.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support local authorities in implementing a health-in-all-policies approach.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle regional health inequalities in the North East.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the correlation between health inequalities and (a) covid-19 death rates, (b) developing covid-19 complications and (c) contracting covid-19.

15 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of profit made by Edenred through its delivery of the free school meals voucher scheme since the start of that scheme.

15 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ovarian Cancer: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the (a) diagnosis and treatment of and (b) support for women with ovarian cancer.

14 Jul 2020 · Department for International Development

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to coexistence projects in Israel-Palestine.

14 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Act 1983

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on reform the Mental Health Act 1983.

14 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Veterans: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of recording the number of street homeless veterans

13 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave and Parental Pay: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to introduce neonatal (a) leave and (b) pay for families affected by covid-19.

13 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2020 to Question 64109 on Baby Care Units: Coronavirus, what plans he has to introduce rapid covid-19 testing for parents of babies in neonatal care.

9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to record the (a) gender, (b) age, (c) ethnicity and (d) nationality of people who are street homeless.

9 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to record the number of street homeless veterans.

8 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 60716, how families of children who become eligible for free school meals during the summer holidays will be able to claim the national school food voucher or

30 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Named Day Question 60715 on Free School Meals, tabled by the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West on 17 June 2020.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that NHS breast screening units are adequately resourced to manage the backlog of appointments that have accrued during the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS is taking to reschedule breast screening appointments that were cancelled as a result of covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jun 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that children who become eligible for free school meals over the summer holidays 2020 have access to food.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timescale is for the Healthy Start consultation which his Department committed to in June 2018 in Chapter 2 of Childhood Obesity: a plan for action.

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of potential increased demand for the Healthy Start voucher scheme.

26 Jun 2020 · Women and Equalities

Diabetes: Coronavirus

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to her Department’s new story, Next steps for work on covid-19 disparities announced, published on 4 June 2020, whether the planned review of the effectiveness and effect of steps being undertak

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes and Obesity: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's report, Disparities in the risk and outcomes of covid-19, published in June 2020, what meetings he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Depa

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ethnic Groups Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's report, Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19, published in June 2020, what plans his Department has to conduct further research into the effect

26 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes and Obesity: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Public Health England's report, Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19, published in June 2020, what plans his Department has to conduct further research into the effect

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to expand rapid testing for covid-19 in hospitals to the parents of newborn babies in neonatal units.

24 Jun 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Baby Care Units: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that parents in England are (a) encouraged and (b) financially supported to spend time with their newborn children in neonatal units during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.