Written questions

2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to use community pharmacies to reduce pressure on urgent care services across England as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.

29 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to agree a multi-year funding commitment with community pharmacies to help ensure they can help achieve the goals of the NHS Long Term Plan.

29 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stem Cells: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on including information on the need for stem cell donation in the compulsory health education to be taught in secondary school

29 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stem Cells: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) raise awareness of the need for stem cell donations from people aged 16-30 and (b) encourage those people to join the stem cell donor register.

25 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate engagement between GPs and community pharmacies as part of the Government’s plan to refer patients with minor illnesses from NHS 111 to pharmacies.

25 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand existing public health and prevention services in community pharmacies in order to support the aims of the NHS Long Term Plan.

1 Apr 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the European Research Area on access to EU framework programme funding for UK-based cancer research projects.

25 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radioisotopes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of leaving the EU without an agreement on the UK’s ability to access (a) radioactive isotopes to diagnose and treat breast cancer and (b) other

25 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

China: Muslims

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on alleged human rights violations of Muslims in Xinjiang province.

22 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Social Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the change in the level of funding allocated to children's services in the North East on the wellbeing of children and families.

22 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Social Services: Sunderland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the financial sustainability of children's services in Sunderland.

19 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Governments on the establishment of a cross-Government plan for supporting children with speech, learning, and communic

19 Mar 2019 · Department for International Development

South Sudan: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on maintaining levels of funding for conflict reduction projects in South Sudan.

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Local Government Association estimate of a £3.1 billion funding gap in children's services by 2024-25, what plans his Department has to provide additional funding to local authorities for

18 Mar 2019 · Women and Equalities

Family Planning: Northern Ireland

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the report entitled, Women in Northern Ireland, UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Shadow Report,published by the Equality Commission for Northern

18 Mar 2019 · Northern Ireland Office

Women's Rights: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report entitled, Women in Northern Ireland, UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Shadow Report, published by the Equality Commission for No

18 Mar 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) proportion and (b) number of children living in poverty in each year since 2010.

14 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations in relation to health from Lord Ashcroft's Veterans' Transition Review published in February 2014.

13 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the merits of including the category of veterans in the Mental Health Services Data Set.

12 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that rules, regulations and standards do not diverge in quality between local taxi licensing authorities.

12 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of taxi licenses granted to drivers with criminal records in the last five years.

11 Mar 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-School Education: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2019 to Question 227098 on Pre-School Education: Closures, how much of the £26.3 million investment in the network of English Hubs has been allocated in each (a) region and (b)

11 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve mental healthcare for veterans in the North East.

11 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Fourteenth Report of the Defence Committee entitled Mental Health and the Armed Forces, Part Two: The Provision of Care, published on 19 February 2019, what plans his Department has to reform the

11 Mar 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

South Sudan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the African Union and the Government of South Sudan on the UN Human Rights Council report on the human rights situation in Sout

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to prevent taxi or private hire vehicle drivers from operating exclusively outside of the locality in which they are licensed.

5 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with local taxi licensing authorities to ensure that drivers continue to meet standards after the initial granting of their licence.

4 Mar 2019 · Department for Transport

Taxis: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of CCTV installed in taxi and private hire vehicles on improving passenger safety.

4 Mar 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department collects data on the (a) number of armed forces veterans who have died by suicide each year and (b) that same information by local authority area.

4 Mar 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Mental Illness and Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental illness and suicide among ex-servicemen and women.

Source: official written-questions record.