Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diseases: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible patients are receiving a biologic for (a) rheumatoid arthritis, (b) dermatology, (c) immunology, (d) multiple sclerosis and (e) severe asthma as of 17 Octob
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the decision not to procure Evusheld for people vulnerable to Covid-19 this winter.
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Immunology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to establish a UK wide Predictive Immunology Network.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Red Diesel
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with cabinet colleagues on re-setting the red diesel costs to help enable farmers to reduce overheads and maintain employed staff.
11 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Floods
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the humanitarian response to severe flooding in Pakistan.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dermatitis: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the potential number of atopic dermatitis patients who are eligible for biologic treatments but are not currently prescribed them.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Skin Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the report entitled Not Just Skin Deep, published by Allergy UK in November 2021, that more than one quarter of atopic dermatitis patients are waiting for longer t
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Skin Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) eczema patients and (b) moderate-to-severe eczema patients waiting for a specialist appointment.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Small Businesses: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a scheme to allow small businesses to receive financial support to part fund improvements to their business th
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy Bills Rebate
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department expects the £400 energy grant to start being paid to households.
10 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of delivering the Ajax light tank programme.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport
Bus Services and Railways: Concessions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering half-price train and bus tickets to (a) apprentices and (b) those on a low income in the context of the rising cost of living.
23 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
Families: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of uniform payments for families, in the context of increases in the cost of living.
23 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Trident
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK nuclear deterrent.
22 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) his European counterparts on plans to respond to a nuclear detonation in (i) Europe and (ii) the UK.
22 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pay: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications of differential increases in (a) wages and (b) private rent for her Department's policies, in the context of lower growth in wages than p
22 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Africa: Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Algeria on border control in Africa.
21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Islam
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last raised the issue of the sponsorship of extremist Islamist groups by Iran with her Iranian counterpart.
21 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Nuclear Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the cessation of Iranian sponsorship of extremist Islamist groups is a UK demand in the ongoing negotiations in Vienna on the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan o
21 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Allergies: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure patients with allergies receive a referral to specialist care for the best possible evidence based treatment as recommended in the Allergy UK Patient c
21 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Allergies: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure patients with multiple allergies such as asthma and eczema have access to a multidisciplinary team who can consider the best care for the patient acros
21 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade
Urine Drainage Bags: Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will take steps to remove the duty on importing urine drainage bags by reclassifying them as medical or surgical instruments and apparatus.
21 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade
Urine Drainage Bags: Import Duties
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reasons her Department is reintroducing the six per cent import duty for urine drainage bags following the covid-19 duty suspension.
21 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport
Belfast City Airport: Aer Lingus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with (a) Aer Lingus and (b) Belfast City Airport on the potential removal of Aer Lingus services from Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow.
8 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bone Marrow Disorders: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with essential thrombocythaemia in the UK in the last three years.
8 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Payments
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of doubling the thank you payments to people who accommodate Ukrainian refugees.
8 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport
British Airways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with British Airways on reducing the number of disrupted flights from the UK.
8 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Brain and Cardiovascular System: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with medical professionals on the link between heart and brain health.
8 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Construction: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the independent review of the construction products testing regime will be (a) completed and (b) published.
8 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the effect of hot weather in July and August 2022 on the availability of water in the UK.
Source: official written-questions record.