Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antibiotics: Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Royal College of Nurses and (b) other relevant bodies on any connection between antibiotic usage and the development of breast cancer.

14 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Mobile Phones: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle text scams.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the last 3 years.

14 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in the UK have prosthetic limbs by (a) gender and (b) age group.

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to support new training and development opportunities in cancer care within the NHS.

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will re-evaluate the NHS Long Term plan to take into account the effect of the outbreak of covid-19.

9 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the NHS has a fully costed workforce plan to meet projected future population demands.

9 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to prioritise cancer (a) diagnosis, (b) treatment and (c) care over the winter period.

9 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the new NHS funding announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review will double the number of cancer specialist nurses.

9 Dec 2021 · Cabinet Office

Veterans: Females

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that women who leave the armed forces are not subject to (a) abuse or (b) attacks.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Game: Gun Sports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) shooting and (b) country sports groups on the potential merits of population increases in (i) game pheasants, (ii) ducks and (iii) deer in t

9 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of breast cancer in younger women.

9 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Inflation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Bank of England on steps to help tackle rising inflation rates.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Cars: Secondhand Goods

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to prevent unreasonable cost mark-ups on second hand cars.

9 Dec 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle benefits fraud.

8 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: National Clinical Directors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when a clinical director for eye care will be appointed by the NHS.

8 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his plans are for reducing the average waiting times for patients with appointments for the treatment of (a) wet and (b) dry age-related macular degeneration in eye clinics in England.

8 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on waiting times for patients with appointments for the treatment of (a) wet and (b) dry age-related macular degeneration in eye c

8 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting times are for patients with appointments for the treatment of (a) wet and (b) dry age-related macular degeneration in eye clinics in England.

8 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Macular Degeneration: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of waiting times for patients awaiting treatment for (a) wet and (b) dry age-related macular degeneration in eye clinics in England.

7 Dec 2021 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Department for Health and Social Care and (b) other government departments in tackling backlogs resulting from the

7 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hepatitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were vaccinated against the hepatitis D virus in the last three years.

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Manufacturing Industries: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help manufacturing companies manage rising costs of (a) raw materials and (b) energy.

7 Dec 2021 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force plans have crashed in the last 3 years.

7 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Police: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase women's confidence in the Police.

6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Anticoagulants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) other bodies on the use of blood thinners to reduce the occurrence of strokes.

6 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Yemen: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Saudi Arabian counterpart on the conflict in Yemen.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is taking steps to secure annual covid-19 vaccinations beyond 2021.

6 Dec 2021 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to raise taxes for the purposes of meeting costs associated with net zero targets.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) threats against referees are not carried out and (b) they are adequately protected against such threats.

Source: official written-questions record.