Written questions

Dame Siobhain McDonagh

580 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Older People's Housing Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the task force on older people’s housing announced in the Levelling Up White Paper will include a focus on housing options which include CQC-regulated care provision onsite.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the establishment of the NHS Special Schools Eye Care Service.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pieces of personal protective equipment were procured from China since January 2020.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of women who are at a high or very high risk of breast cancer and who are waiting for risk reducing mastectomies as of 31 January 2022.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with representatives of mobile operators on zero-rating GP websites to ensure that virtual GP appointments do not rely on internet data plans.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential risk posed by a reliance on internet connectivity in order for people to attend virtual GP appointments.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on GP surgery websites.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with representatives of mobile operators on how long NHS websites that have been zero-rated during the covid-19 will continue to be zero-rated and so remain accessibl

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS websites are zero rated and so accessible without internet data plans being charged; and which mobile networks that applies to.

25 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sri Lanka: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the sanctions imposed by the US on General Shavendra Silva of the Sri Lankan army.

10 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to reports that HSBC acquired shares in a Chinese chemicals and plastics company Xinjiang Tianyen, what steps she is taking to extend Section 54 on transparency and supply chains of the

10 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sacituzumab Govitecan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will (a) provide an update on the discussions between NHS England and Gilead on an interim access arrangement for secondary breast cancer drug Trodelvy and (b) publish the timetable for the i

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

National School Breakfast Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to (a) measure pupil uptake of free school breakfasts in each school as part of the National School Breakfast Programme and (b) publish the average pupil uptake across all schoo

10 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

National School Breakfast Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the level of pupil uptake of free school breakfasts in schools receiving support from the National School Breakfast Programme from September to December

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on testing for liver disease; and what steps he is taking to improve testing for that disease.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's process is for developing interim access arrangements for oncology drugs licensed through Project Orbis.

17 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS Trusts including Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust have been asked to submit cheaper proposals for their proposed hospital rebuilds.

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average wait time was to begin basic training in the Army by gender for the training facility at (a) Pirbright, (b) Winchester, (c) Harrogate and (d) Catterick in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to da

3 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average wait time was to begin basic training in the Army by gender for (a) Reserves and (b) full-time soldiers in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020 and (iii) 2021 to date.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

National School Breakfast Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to clarify (a) which schools are participating in the National School Breakfast Programme and (b) whether the purpose of that programme is to alleviate classroom hunger.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

National School Breakfast Programme: Mitcham and Morden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools in Mitcham and Morden constituency will be supported by the new National School Breakfast Programme tender during the academic year 2021-2022.

24 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children and young people had NHS continuing care packages in each NHS clinical commissioning group area in England in each year from 2015-16 to 2020-21 inclusive.

12 Apr 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of families living in temporary accommodation in London who have to travel over an hour each way to their children’s schools.

16 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the changes to the amount of pupil premium funding schools will receive as a result of basing allocations on the October 2020 census rather than the January 2021 census.

10 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether provision of technology to schools for remote learning during the covid-19 outbreak is subject to open competition.