Written questions

607 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Dec 2021 · Prime Minister

Prime Minister: Coronavirus

To ask the Prime Minister, how many Christmas and/or staff parties he attended between 15 and 24 December 2020; and what steps he took to ensure (a) he and (b) his staff were compliant with the Government’s rules and advice on covid-19; and if he will mak

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the mental health and wellbeing of NHS dentists; and if he will make a statement.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent workforce planning he has undertaken for NHS dentistry; and if he will make a statement.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the accessibility and affordability of dental treatment in England; and if he will make a statement.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) practising dentists and (b) practising NHS dentists there were in England (i) in total, (ii) by NHS regional area, (iii) by NHS local area and (iv) by Parliamentary constituency, in ea

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of vacancies there are (a) in total, (b) for qualified paramedics and (c) for trained ambulance drivers in each Ambulance Service NHS Trust in England

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Toys and Games: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to introduce a labelling system for toys that have flashing lights and make loud noises to better support children who are prone to sensory overload a

5 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthetics: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages in anaesthetic workforce in the forthcoming Elective Recovery Plan.

2 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much public funding his Department has allocated to prisons in (a) each of the last five financial years, (b) the current financial year and (c) each of the next three financial years.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Disability: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential cost savings generated by funding additional early intervention support for disabled children and families.

28 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the finding of the Disabled Children’s Partnerships' report, entitled Left Behind, that 40 per cent of local authorities have reduced respite care for families during the covid-19 outbreak, wh

16 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact on applicants of Health Education England’s change in policy to require applicants to have two years of qualified practice before receiving funding.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Toys and Games: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people buying toys for children who are prone to sensory overload and sensitivity can easily identify which toys are most suitab

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether there has been a change in the average time taken to process Access to Work payments in the most recent period for which figures are available.

8 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Chevening Scholarships Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of Afghans offered Chevening Scholar places for the 2021-22 academic year, (b) number of those scholars who were evacuated from Af

8 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the time taken for beneficiaries to receive their Access to Work payments.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for beneficiaries to receive Access to Work Payments in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years; and if she will make a statement.

21 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance he plans to make to billing authorities on which businesses are eligible for support from the £1.5 billion business rate relief fund as announced on 25 March 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Business Rates: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the £1.5 billion business rate relief fund, announced on the 25th March 2021, will be distributed to businesses.

20 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential value of unresolved business rate appeals that have been made on the grounds of material changes of circumstance due to the covid-19 outbreak for 2020-21.

20 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Business Rates: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of business which applied made business rate appeals under material changes of circumstances due to the covid-19 outbreak in 2020-21.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people currently eligible to claim carers allowance.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people currently receive carers allowance.

13 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who would be eligible to claim carers allowance if the hours of care requirement are reduced from 35 hours to (a) 30 hours, (b) 25 hours and (c) 20 hou

12 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of digital education for elderly people in the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.

30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on pupils attainment of the number of in-person learning days that have been lost to pupils since schools reopened in March 2021 as covid-19 restrictions were eased.

30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of days of in-person learning that has been lost to pupils since schools reopened in March 2021 as covid-19 restrictions were eased.

23 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the More Than A Score report, Drop the SATs for Good, published in 2021, whether he plans to implement any of the recommendations of that report.

23 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Public Inquiries

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on the commencement of the public inquiry into the handling of the covid-19 outbreak.

23 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Public Inquiries

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the commencement of the public inquiry into covid-19.

Source: official written-questions record.