Written questions

434 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Walsall

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the two year survival rate for patients with bowel cancer in Walsall; and what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of availability of robotics for cancer ope

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Walsall Manor Hospital: Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the level of robotics capability for cancer operations at Walsall Manor Hospital.

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses that trade with the EU on the potential impact of inconsistent application of border controls on the (a) time taken for goods to clear EU customs and (b) cos

27 Aug 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

UK Trade with EU

What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on removing barriers to trade.

20 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

South Asia Bio Bank: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of funding allocated to the South Asian Biobank.

20 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

UK Biobank: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with (a) UK Biobank and (b) UK Biobank funders on the adequacy of the proportion of UK Biobank participants from BAME backgrounds.

20 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

South Asia Bio Bank: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will have discussions with (a) the National Institute for Health Research and (b) other NHS funding streams on the potential merits of increasing the level of funding made available to the S

15 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Finance

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding is available for resilience support in case of emergencies for (a) local authorities, (b) Walsall Council and (c) the Black Country Integrated Care Board.

15 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Planning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to fulfil the requirements of the National Resilience Framework, last updated on 4 December 2023.

10 Jan 2024 · Treasury

Child Trust Fund: Walsall South

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4137 on Child Trust Fund: Walsall South, what assessment he has made of the reasons for which Child Trust Funds have not been claimed.

10 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were waiting for a hearing date in the first tier immigration tribunal as of 1 December 2023.

10 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much revenue the health surcharge for migrants generated in each year from 2018 to 2022 inclusive.

10 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he last met his French counterpart to discuss the matter of illegal migration to the UK by boats crossing the English Channel.

10 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) asylum applications and (b) other applications for leave to remain were awaiting a decision as of 1 January 2024.

28 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of trends in the level of pharmacy students in Walsall South constituency.

28 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Child Trust Fund: Walsall South

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of Child Trust Fund accounts (a) created and (b) claimed by 18-21 year olds in Walsall South constituency.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on foreign nationals convicted of attempted murder.

1 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of violent crime to their country of origin if it is unsafe.

1 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Expert Evidence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of shortages in the number of experts available to provide specialist evidential reports on (a) the criminal justice system and (b) conviction rates.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities on expanding accessible infrastructure at railway stations for (a) disabled travellers and (b) parents with prams.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities on the potential merits of using sections (a) 20 and (b) 29 of the Equalities Act 2010 to increase access at railway stations for

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the services provided by Eaves Energy Solutions Ltd in providing works funded by the public purse under the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme;

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

Multiple Occupation: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether landlords are exempt from applying for a licence from a local authority for a House in Multiple Occupation if only part of the building is occupied by asylum seekers.

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

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made on the availability of adapted housing for people with disabilities in Walsall.

17 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing free prescriptions for immunosuppressants for transplant patients.

17 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycleways: High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of constructing a cycle lane alongside the HS2 line from London to Birmingham.

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of (a) covid-19 infection, (b) admissions to hospital as a result of covid-19 infection or related com

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths recorded in (a) England and Wales and (b) Walsall were attributed to covid-19 in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii) the most recent 30-day period for which figures are av

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Walsall and (b) England and Wales were admitted to hospital as a result of covid-19 infection or associated complications in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii) the

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Walsall and (b) England and Wales tested positive for covid-19 in (i) October 2022, (ii) January 2023 and (iii) the most recent 30-day period for which figures are available.

Source: official written-questions record.