Written questions

Martin Vickers

175 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Mar 2019 · Treasury

Medical Treatments: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to EIM21774 of the Employment Income Manual, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the tax exemption for employer-funded medical treatment; and what estimate he has made of the (a) cost

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential growth of the occupational health market in the event that all employers contracted occupational health services.

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the average cost to an employer of contracting a physician-led occupational health service.

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the quality of (a) occupational health services and (b) SEQOHS accreditation scheme in measuring the effectiveness of those services in delivering successful returns to w

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to require employers to contract occupational health services; and what assessment she has made of the potential costs to business of implementing such a requirement.

19 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pain: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent worsening chronicity of pain in people suffering from chronic pain.

19 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pain: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan, what assessment he has made of the effect of developments in digital care on the provision of pain pathway services.

12 Feb 2019 · Department for International Trade

Seafood: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to ensure that future trade agreements with (a) Greenland, (b) Iceland, (c) Norway and (d) the Faroe Islands provide (i) those countries with market access for seafood products to th

11 Feb 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Macedonia: NATO

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the UK will ratify the Republic of North Macedonia's accession to NATO; and if he will make a statement.

7 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Occupational Health: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of occupational health practitioners.

7 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Diseases: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people die from occupational diseases by sector each year.

7 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the UK population has access to occupational health services.

7 Feb 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Occupational Health: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government has made of levels of compliance with health surveillance regulations by the construction industry.

15 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescription items were dispensed for free in each exemption category in the last period for which figures are available.

15 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the National Institute of Health Research spent on research into mental health interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease who have anxiety and/or depression in each of the five year

15 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with Parkinson’s disease accessed Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services; what the average waiting time was for a person with Parkinson’s disease from referral to firs

18 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of directing people to self care for self-treatable conditions.

18 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve signposting to NHS approved apps to (a) support people to manage their own health and (b) provide evidence-based and validated advice.

18 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing recommendation prescriptions to (a) reduce pressure on general practice and (b) ensure patients access appropriate ove

11 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report on the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) consultation by NHS Litigation Authority, published in October 2016, what steps his Department is taking to ensure t

11 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report on the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts consultation by NHS Litigation Authority, published in October 2016, what progress has been made in assessing the methodolo

8 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis are transitioned to adult rheumatology care; and what guidance his Department issues to the NHS to ensure the adeq

3 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with health departments of governments overseas on the development of research into heat-not-burn products.

3 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what gaps his Department has identified in the available independent research into the safety of heat-not-burn products.

3 Sep 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of a reliable body of independent research on heat-not-burn products.