Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness across the UK of the five major symptoms of cancer.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Opioids: Prescriptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support patients to phase out the use of prescribed opioids following surgery.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many individuals in the UK have had shoulder surgery in each of the last three years by (a) age and (b) gender.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Intensive Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce pressure on ICU wards in hospitals.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bipolar Disorder
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder by (a) age group and (b) gender in each of the last three years.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that dementia patients can access the same healthcare professionals during the entirety of the treatment for their condition.
21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to increase the funding for smear testing on the NHS to help improve levels of early diagnosis.
10 Feb 2022 · Northern Ireland Office
Ambulance Services: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will discuss with Cabinet colleagues improvements to ambulance response times in Northern Ireland.
10 Feb 2022 · Northern Ireland Office
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent progress the Government has made in facilitating trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
10 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Sexual Offences: Victims
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the justice system is more accessible for victims of sexual assault.
10 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect the UK from cyber attack by (a) Russia and (b) other parties.
10 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport
Cycling
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to improve provisions for cyclists.
9 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Natural Gas: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of removing the renewables tariff from gas prices in response to rising energy costs.
9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer and HIV/AIDS: Pembrolizumab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of pembrolizumab in the treatment of HIV and cancer.
9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to help raise awareness of cancer on World Cancer Day 2022.
9 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lymphoedema
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have been diagnosed with lymphoedema in the UK in each of the last five years.
8 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Nuclear Power Stations: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of closing nuclear power plants in the UK.
8 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Kenya: Droughts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support the Government has provided to Kenya to help tackle the impacts of drought in the last two years.
8 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lung disease.
8 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
MMR Vaccine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the decline in MMR vaccine uptake.
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into (a) second and (b) third generation covid-19 vaccines.
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to undertake long-term immunity monitoring of people who have contracted the omicron covid-19 variant.
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of antiviral drugs in protecting people who are immunocompromised from covid-19.
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to immunocompromised people to protect them against covid-19.
7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of fuel poverty in rural areas on the decarbonisation of off gas grid properties.
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will prioritise the treatment of liver disease in the context of that disease being the most common cause of premature mortality in the UK; and what plans his Department has to ensure that NH
7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Liver Diseases: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle geographical variation in the (a) provision and (b) delivery of NHS liver treatment services.
7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Research: International Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of how the model of global collaborative funding for covid-19 research can be used in other research areas.
7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Science: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the scientific research consortia as a future funding model.
7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Life Sciences
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken on the delivery of the Life Sciences Vision including enabling cancer immune therapies.
Source: official written-questions record.