Written questions

187 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, by what funding mechanism NHS England pays for the treatment of NHS patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery at non-commissioned hospitals.

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria NHS England has to decide which non-commissioned hospitals providing stereotactic radiosurgery are permitted to treat NHS patients.

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2015 to Question 222680, which NHS trusts reported the patient incidents referred to in that Answer in 2013 and 2014.

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2015 to Question 222678, how many claims for clinical negligence involving treatment for trigeminal neuralgia were submitted to the NHS Litigation Authority in (a) 2013 and (b)

24 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Weather: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on the NHS Choices Winter Health Advice campaign; and for what purpose that expenditure has been incurred.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of UK state pension reside in metropolitan France.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of UK state pension reside in the French overseas department of (a) Guiana, (b) Martinique, (c) Guadeloupe and (d) Reunion.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individual cold weather payments were made to recipients in the UK in winter 2013-14.

5 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will amend the Social and Environment Statutory Guidance to the Gas and Electric Market Authority to include families with children as a vulnerable group.

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Government response to the report from the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society on shale gas extraction in the UK: a review of hydraulic fracturing, published

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, over what period of time, at what time intervals, at which depths and for which substances he plans to monitor wells abandoned after use for high volume hydraulic fracturing.

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Geothermal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many representations his Department has received from the geothermal industry suggesting or requesting changes to trespass laws; and if he will publish those representations.

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by wells abandoned after use for high volume hydraulic fracturing.

4 Feb 2015 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what limits he will impose on flaring of gas near to homes and businesses; and whether prevailing wind directions will be a consideration when setting restrictions on any flaring.

3 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct NHS England to enable University College London Hospital to use the Gamma Knife on the same terms as it enables University Hospitals Bristol to use that equipment.

3 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will direct NHS England to publish all submissions to its Stereotactic Radiosurgery Review.

29 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS trusts have reported patient incidents involving stereotactic radiosurgery or stereotactic radiotherapy; what the nature was of each such incident; and what kind of radiotherapy machine was involved i

29 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Christie NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many legal cases have been initiated that involve treatment for trigeminal neuralgia given to patients at the Salford radiotherapy satellite of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

29 Jan 2015 · Department for Education

Social Services: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to broaden and escalate the Government’s intervention in Somerset County Council’s Children’s Services.

20 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that all stakeholder submissions to NHS England's review into stereotactic radiosurgery are made available to the public.

20 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the minimum number of annual procedures NHS England requires hospitals to deliver before they are allowed to treat cancer patients with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.

20 Jan 2015 · Department of Health

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been treated with the gamma knife at University Hospital, Bristol, since it opened in October 2013; and whether NHS England approved those patients' treatment through individual funding requ

2 Jan 2015 · Department for Education

Children: Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that vulnerable children in Somerset are identified and protected from harm.

2 Jan 2015 · HM Treasury

Local Government: Recruitment

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to limit the use by local authorities of personal service limited companies for hiring personnel.

25 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 213582, what the costs already identified by the Walton Centre NHS Trust are for treating patients (a) surgically and (b) with stereotactic radiotherapy and st

18 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 42 of section 1.5.1 of Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Radiotherapy (SRT) Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published by NHS England on 3 November 2014, which hospitals

18 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 41 of section 1.5.1 of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published by NHS England on 3 November 2014, what the supportive literatu

18 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 43 of section 1.5.1 of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Services Needs Assessment and Service Review, published by NHS England on 3 November 2014, what the evidence is that th

17 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2014 to Question 213584, which clinical trials will run over (a) three and (b) five years; and what estimate he has made of the number of patients who will take part in each s

17 Nov 2014 · Department of Health

Cancer Drugs Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2014 to Question 213358, from which of NHS England's underspent budgets amounts were taken to meet the overspend of £30,539,000; and how much was so taken in each case.

Source: official written-questions record.