Written questions

1,113 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nitrous Oxide: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of (a) physical and (b) mental healthcare for nitrous oxide users.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of installing more throw lines near waterways.

19 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to educate pupils on the potential danger of open water swimming.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Cultural Heritage: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating protections for landscapes featured in classic works of literature under planning rules.

7 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to introduce Magnitsky-style sanctions against Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses in Tibet.

5 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Ownership Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether there is a set amount of match funding needed for charities and organisations to access Community Ownership Fund support.

2 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Cosmetics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to revoke existing licences for testing cosmetics ingredients on animals issued between 2019 and 2022.

2 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when her Department plans to publish a response to its consultation entitled Good Work Plan: Proposals to support families, published on 19 July 2019.

23 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has allocated funding to flood defences on Riverside Drive in Bolton South East constituency.

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Junior Doctors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government intends to reallocate the wages of junior doctors who are striking to other projects.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2023 to Questions (a) 177802 and (b) 177804 on Dental Services: Staff, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly employing al

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Cars: Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 177749 on Travel: Greater Manchester, what estimate he has of the percentage of households that own a car in Bolton South East constituency.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the competitiveness of UK-based businesses.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on costs for businesses.

14 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the level of support provided by the Government to businesses for health and safety initiativ

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Legionnaires' Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospitals had legionella bacteria detected in their water supply since 2018; what the financial cost of each detection has been in each instance; and if he will make

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance his Department has provided to practice nurses on identifying the symptoms of heart failure.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of heart failure on people from ethnic minority backgrounds; and what steps his Department is taking to increases early diagnoses of hea

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) help tackle high rates of Group B Strep infection and (b) improve access to (i) screening, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment for Group B Strep infecti

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to ensure that healthcare providers receive adequate (a) training and (b) resources to (i) diagnose and (ii) treat Group B Streptococcus infections.

14 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Streptococcus: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) public awareness and (b) education on Group B Strep.

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his department has made an assessment of the economic impact of late-stage heart failure; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure people receive an early diagnosis.

30 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what schemes the Government run to encourage people from lower socio-economic backgrounds into the civil service.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department provides to farmers in Bolton South East constituency.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating the valuations upon which Council Tax bands are set.

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of employing dental support staff as full time NHS employees.

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of directly employing all dental support staff working in dental surgeries through the NHS.

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the April 2023 increases in NHS dental charges on (a) patients and (b) dentists.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Brownfield Land Release Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the Brownfield Land Release Fund on (a) retrofits of industrial buildings, (b) housing pressures, (c) economic growth and (d) plac

Source: official written-questions record.