Written questions

168 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Surgery: Vale of York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on patients of the decision taken by Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group to place restrictions on routine surgery for patients who smoke or are clinically obese.

29 Nov 2016 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish specific guidance for clinical commissioning groups on the use of bisphosphonates for preventing secondary breast cancer.

24 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to provide additional funding for English language tuition for refugees who gain settlement rights in the UK under the standard procedure for claiming asylum.

24 Oct 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to provide additional funding for English language tuition for refugees on the Gateway Protection Resettlement Programme.

21 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long, on average, it took to match sponsors with schools where an Academy Order was made in each year before the Education and Adoption Act 2016 came into force.

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2016 to Question 42278, what the average time taken has been to match a sponsor with a school once it has been judged by Ofsted to be failing since the Education and Adoption A

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2016 to Question 42278, if she will list the (a) schools for which Academy Orders have been made, (b) sponsors matched to each of those schools, (c) local authority area in whi

20 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide a list stating the value of each grant that has been awarded by her Department to each academy sponsor matched to a school with an Academy Order; and what the average value is of those grant

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what changes have been made in 2016 to the level of data recorded and published on the nationality of NHS staff.

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what purpose data on the nationality of NHS staff is recorded and published.

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is mandatory for NHS staff to report their nationality for NHS workforce data collection.

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data his Department (a) records and (b) publishes on the nationality of NHS staff.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidelines her Department has issued on the time to be taken by a Regional Schools Commissioner to name a sponsor for a school that has been issued with an Academy Order.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average period of time was between an Academy Order being issued and a sponsor being named for schools in each year since 2010.

11 Jul 2016 · Department for Education

Academies: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) on how many occasions and (b) in relation to which schools since 2010 an Academy Order has been rescinded due to the inability of the Regional Schools Commissioner to secure a sponsor.

9 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) standard and (b) higher rate for NHS-funded nursing care is for 2016-17.

8 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department last reported on what progress has been made implementing the recommendations of the report of the public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

8 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many recommendations of the report of the public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust have not been implemented.

24 May 2016 · Department of Health

Infectious Diseases: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2016 to Question 36036, for what reason the awareness campaign on the symptoms of serious infections in children is not being extended to all adults including those who are

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

Infectious Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding his Department will make available for Public Health England's awareness campaign on the symptoms of serious infections; and what proportion of that funding will be spent on sepsis awareness.

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

Department of Health: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department exceeded its expenditure limit in 2015-16.

23 May 2016 · Department of Health

Sepsis: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information is provided to new mothers on spotting the signs and symptoms of sepsis in young children and infants.

18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which residential and nursing homes he has visited in an official capacity in 2016; and what the date was of each such visit.

18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which primary care services he has visited in an official capacity in 2016; and what the date was of each such visit.

18 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which hospitals he has visited in an official capacity in 2016; and what the date was of each such visit.

12 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Department of Health: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what enhancement to pay rates officials in his Department receive for working on Saturdays and Sundays.

23 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2016 on Question 30222, when he expects that data on secondary breast cancer will be complete.

23 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2016 on Question 30222, what further work in the collection and publication of data on secondary breast cancer by hospital trusts in England is being scoped.

11 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Cancer Drugs Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will publish a patient-friendly guide to inform responses to the consultation on proposals for a new Cancer Drugs Fund.

9 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Junior Doctors: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 27828, what the average change in the level of pay will be for those junior doctors not expected to experience a rise in earnings as a result of pay protectio

Source: official written-questions record.