Written questions
580 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain: Tumours
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution of 9 March 2023 by the Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care, Official Report, column 510, when he plans to meet the hon. Member for Mitcham and Mo
17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of the increases in the cost of living on charitable income for hospices.
17 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising (a) costs, (b) energy costs and (c) staffing costs on hospices.
13 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence
Iran: Journalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to tackle threats towards UK-based journalists working for the Iran International new channel.
13 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade
Travel: Trading Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that trading standards are being upheld (a) in the travel industry and (b) with regard to travel agents who sell flights to customers.
27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Recycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS has sent trucks of Personal Protective Equipment to the Mitcham Waste Transfer Station for shredding.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government has taken to coordinate policy on supporting Ukrainian refugees driving in the UK as temporary residents in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of overseas nationals and UK driver’s licences, what his Department’s policy is for (a) Ukrainian refugees and (b) other temporary overseas residents on the requirements to exchange non-GB licenc
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of temporary importation of vehicles into the UK by Ukrainian refugees, if he will make it his policy to waive the need to replace the speedometer under the GB Conversion IVA certificate process.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date his Department agreed its policy that Ukrainian refugees would be required to follow permanent vehicle importation processes for temporary stays in the UK of between six months and three years.
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department made a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of (a) driver licensing and (b) vehicle registration requirements on (i) Ukrainian nationals with refugee status and (ii) other temporar
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Insurance: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether officials in his Department have held discussions with representatives of the car insurance sector on provisions for Ukrainian refugees, including on insurance premiums for vehicle models imported on a
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of temporary importation of vehicles into the UK by Ukrainian refugees, if he will make it his policy that vehicle safety compliance is conducted through the MOT inspection process for all vehicl
17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of temporary importation of vehicles into the UK, if he will make it his policy for Ukrainian refugees to be treated in the same way as other temporary overseas residents, such as overseas studen
6 Feb 2023 · Department for Education
Care Leavers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support young care leavers who are more vulnerable to drug-use, mental illness and being forced into sex work; and if she will meet with the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden to dis
1 Feb 2023 · Attorney General
Economic Crime: Prosecutions
To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime.
30 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Belarus: Sanctions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle instances where businesses circumvent sanctions on Belarus; and if he will meet with the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden to discuss this matter.
30 Jan 2023 · Treasury
Belarus: Sanctions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle instances where businesses circumvent sanctions on Belarus; and if he will meet with the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden to discuss this matter.
24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to with NGOs to support programmes in Afghanistan affected by the Taliban government's ban on female aid workers in that country.
24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with women-led organisations in Afghanistan on those groups' involvement in addressing the Taliban government's ban on female aid work
24 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Afghanistan: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK Government is taking to support Afghan civil society in delivering (a) humanitarian and (b) development assistance to vulnerable women and girls in that cou
23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Draft Mental Health Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming Mental Health Bill will include a statutory duty to provide early intervention strategies to detect and address mental health issues for children and young people within all
6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS funding was spent on general ophthalmic services in 2021-22; and what proportion of that funding was on (a) NHS sight tests and (b) NHS optical vouchers, including for repairs and repl
6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the average waiting time for an outpatient paediatric ophthalmology appointment in 2021-22.
6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many outpatient (a) paediatric ophthalmology, (b) optometry and (c) orthoptic appointments for children under 19 years of age were (i) missed as the patient did not attend or (ii) cancelled in
6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS funding was provided to outpatient paediatric ophthalmology services in 2021-22.
8 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Palliative Care: Power Failures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that children’s hospice and palliative services, including those provided by the voluntary sector, are on the Protected Sites List as part of the E
8 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment on the effectiveness of NHS tariff payments for (a) oxygen concentrators and (b) home dialysis machines.
8 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether literature provided to (a) parents and (b) special schools engaged in the NHS England special schools eye care service stated that it was a (i) proof of concept and (ii) pilot programme.
8 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the independent evaluation of the NHS England special schools eye care service.
Source: official written-questions record.