Written questions

988 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electric Cigarettes: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish a consultation on banning the sale of single-use e-cigarettes.

6 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Student Loans Company: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department held discussions with disability groups prior to the award of the assessment contract to Capita by the Student Loans Company.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the Dental Recovery Plan.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the statutory gambling operator levy as a smart levy.

20 Jul 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid and Seeds

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the World Bank on the countries it is negotiating with on (a) development policy financing and (b) seed laws.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing limits on (a) stakes and (b) prizes for the land-based gambling industry.

19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of changes in the level of costs to the NHS since the (a) approval of taking the second abortion pill at home in 2018 and (b) temporary approval during the pan

19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Abortion: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the (a) side effects of abortion pills and (b) rate and severity of complications that arise from abortion pill

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191860 on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, who will lead the UK delegation; what instructions his officials will be given on the author

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on a person being entitled to a share of their partner’s disability benefits as part of a divorce settlement.

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Housing: Internet Service Providers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of house builders refusing to allow broadband Internet Service Providers other than one they have chosen onto their estates.

8 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the European Commission's policy document entitled Review of the VAT rules applicable to travel and tourism sector: meeting with stakeholders, published on 19 October 2022, if he will make an asses

7 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Regional Airports: Income

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of how much and what proportion of annual revenue generated by (a) Newcastle International Airport and (b) other regional airports is non-aeronautical; and if he will make an assessment o

7 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Duty Free Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made any assessment of the potential impact of duty free arrivals stores on the revenue generation of (a) UK travel hubs, (b) Newcastle International Airport and (c) other regional airports.

24 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of electric vehicles on the safety of blind and visually impaired pedestrians.

3 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 March 2023 entitled Transport Update, HCWS625, whether he plans to amend the objectives in the second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published

27 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of meeting the 2025 and 2030 objectives for his department’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy; and how much (a) ringfenced and (b) non-ringfenc

29 Mar 2023 · Scotland Office

Energy: Prices

Whether he has made a comparative assessment with Cabinet colleagues of energy costs in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

22 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to align the pay of social care workers with NHS agenda for change pay bands.

21 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide additional support to (a) social care workers and (b) voluntary care organisations.

21 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to increase wages in the social care sector above the minimum wage, in the context of rises in the cost of living.

20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Hearing Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the number of people issued with NHS hearing aids on trends in the level of dementia diagnoses in the next 20 years.

20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission research on the potential impact of unaddressed hearing loss on dementia.

20 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that a hearing check is added to the dementia component of the NHS health check.

28 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence of 17 August 2020, 9 February 2021, 12 January 2022 and 25 January 2022 from the hon. Member for North Tyneside.

20 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to increase NHS staff’s access to protected time for research.

20 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee, if he will set a timeline for implementing a targeted lung screening programme.

20 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Statement of 24 January on Government Action on Major Conditions and Diseases, HCWS514, what engagement his D

20 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Written Statement of 24 January on Government Action on Major Conditions and Diseases, HCWS514, how the Major Conditions Strategy will tackle waiting times for cancer (a) diag

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department will provide for the suicide prevention strategy.

Source: official written-questions record.