Written questions

Mary Glindon

988 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet the UK Vaping Industry Association to discuss work with the vaping industry on the Government’s smoke-free ambitions.

11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the UK Vaping Industry Association since September 2023.

6 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Carers: Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how his proposed review into the implementation of unpaid carers' leave is to be conducted; and whether the review will be published.

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Foster Care: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to give worker status to foster carers.

30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to encourage more people to train as nurses.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment her Department has made of the sustainability of the homelessness sector.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department plans to take to support local authorities to provide temporary accommodation services alongside local authorities' efforts to increase housing supply i

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social housing waiting lists on the capacity of homelessness services.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to ensure local housing allowance keeps pace with median rent prices.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to maintain zero-hours contracts for people who prefer these to other employment options.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of foreign nationals living overseas who were in receipt of (a) non-means and (b) non-merits tested legal aid in 2023.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 9 of the policy paper entitled Fixing the foundations: Public spending audit 2024-25, published on 29 July 2024, what estimate her Department made of the level of uptake of Pensio

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of means testing the winter fuel payment on levels of fuel poverty in the winter of 2024-25.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the additional resources it will need to means test winter fuel payments.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress her Department has made on increasing the uptake of Pension Credit.

30 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that abortion providers meet their obligations to ensure that a woman’s gestational age is accurately assessed before she may be prescribed abortion pills to be ta

30 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Abortion: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that offers of practical help to women outside abortion clinics will be permitted when section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 is implemented.

24 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 25516 on Universal Credit, when her Department plans to publish the findings of the survey of people who have not claimed Universal Credit followi

26 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will amend the NHS long-term workforce plan to help tackle regional variations in access to Parkinson’s specialist care.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with (a) the hon. Member for North Tyneside and (b) Parkinson's UK on the potential impact of the social security system on people living with Parkinson's disease.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Work Capability Assessments on people with Parkinson's disease.

26 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to publish further information on the implementation of the NHS long-term workforce plan.

26 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia and Parkinson's Disease: Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to provide training in Parkinson’s-related dementia care for health and social care professionals.