Written questions
480 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to increase cancer treatment capacity in the NHS.
30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.
29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of workforce pressures within the NHS on people living with cancer.
29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increased inflation on (a) his Department's budget and (b) patient care in the NHS.
29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if the Government will publish a sustainable and funded plan for the cancer workforce to ensure the training and retention of more healthcare professionals to tackle the Cancer backlog.
29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department will publish a 10-year Cancer Plan.
29 Nov 2022 · Treasury
Cost of Living: Parkinson's Disease
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the financial well-being of people with Parkinson’s.
29 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to assess the adequacy of Attendance Allowance payments in providing support to people of state pension age or over, who have long-term conditions such as Parkinson’s.
29 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Attendance Allowance: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department determines Attendance Allowance rates for people of state pension age or over who have long-term medical conditions such as Parkinson’s.
29 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to consult on the ending of farrowing crates for pigs in context of the EU Commission's announcement of intention to propose legislation in that area.
29 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Palliative Care: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his plans are for the (a) arrangement and (b) independence of a review into disputes relating to treatment of critically ill children as set out in the Health and Care Act 2022.
27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on meeting his NHS Planning Guidance target of 25% of outpatient attendances being delivered remotely by telephone or video consultation.
27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment and Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the EU Medical Devices Regulations assessment system on the availability medical device and health tech products in the UK; and what steps he is t
27 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Certification Quality Marks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that implementation of UK Conformity Assessed marking is aligned with other regulatory systems, including those of the US Food and Drug Administrati
26 Oct 2022 · Women and Equalities
Women: New Businesses
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to support female entrepreneurs.
12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: Gosport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made (a) podiatry vacancy rates in the NHS in Gosport constituency and (b) the impact these vacancies will have on patient treatment for diabetic foot complications.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban bottom trawling and the use of other bottom towed fishing gear in all offshore marine protected areas on a whole-site basis, rather than on a featu
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fishing Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy not to set catch limits for any stocks that are higher than those recommended by scientific advice in fisheries negotiations with the EU, Norway and North
20 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Haslar Immigration Removal Centre: Trees
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason trees and shrubs outside the grounds of Haslar Immigration Removal Centre were removed; and whether he plans to take steps to replant those trees and shrubs.
11 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Cats: Tagging
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward regulations to introduce the compulsory microchipping of owned cats.
21 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the Overseas Territories during hurricane seasons.
13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of community diagnostic centres in England offer mammography services.
10 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Smart Fund to help ensure creators and performers are remunerated for their work by using funds from sales of elec
14 Apr 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review whether the requirement in The Bathing Water Regulations 2013 that sampling must be carried out between 15 May and 30 September should be expanded to all year round b
8 Mar 2022 · Cabinet Office
Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study will be published to recognised legal representatives and core participants after it is completed on 14 March 2022.
10 Feb 2022 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) financial and (b) other steps he is taking to help support nurseries and early years settings in (i) Gosport constituency, (ii) Hampshire and (iii) England facing disruption related to the covid-19 out
10 Feb 2022 · Treasury
Business Rates: Coronavirus
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason nurseries and early years education providers are explicitly excluded from the Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund.
10 Feb 2022 · Treasury
Pre-school Education: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional assistance with business rates to nurseries and early years education centres following the end of the Business rates relief: nurseries discount scheme in April 2022.
9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
IVF
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence's guidelines on access criteria for IVF, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Clinical Commissioning Groups in England t
8 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
IVF
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the National Institute of Clinical Excellence's guidelines on access criteria for IVF, (a) what recent assessment he has made of the availability of IVF treatment on the NHS for w
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