Written questions
9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Churches: Theft
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England plans to take to tackle the theft of lead from churches.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Mental Health: Coronavirus
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support mental health during the covid-19 pandemic.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Marriage
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support marriage (a) for couples on low incomes (b) more widely.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Ordination
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England has been made on increasing the number of ordinands.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Churches
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England is making on its plans to establish 2,700 churches over the next ten years.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Churches: Coronavirus
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress the Church of England is making on reopening (a) churches and (b) cathedrals for (i) worship, (ii) weddings and (Iii) other ceremonies.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Christianity: Oppression
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the extent of the global persecution of Christians during the covid-19 pandemic.
8 Sep 2020 · Church Commissioners
Church Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support children to return to school as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
3 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of consular assistance for UK citizens seeking to return to the UK during the covid-19 pandemic.
2 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Hong Kong: National Security
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on national security legislation in Hong Kong; and whether he has made progress on preventing human rights violations
2 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
China and USA: Nuclear Weapons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on preventing a nuclear arms race from taking place between the US and China.
2 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Libya: Landmines
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Libyan counterpart on the use of landmines in that country.
2 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
India and Pakistan: Locusts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has provided within the last six months to (a) Pakistan and (b) India to tackle locust invasions.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Tomography
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using (a) MRI scans and (b) T1 mapping in testing for cases of aggressive childhood cancer.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of working with private hospitals and private health providers to reduce the level of cancer patients unable to access care promptly.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions the Government is holding with Health ministers in devolved Administrations on local lockdowns in response to changes in the level of covid-19 cases.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken with the Secretary of State for Education to tackle the level of childhood obesity.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Visual Impairment: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who have experienced sight loss as a result of covid-19 receive adequate treatment.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Heart Diseases: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of NHS prescription of Polivalve as a mechanism of helping people with heart valve problems.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are recorded as obese, by (a) age and (b) gender in the UK.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Obesity: Surgery
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken steps to increase the accessibility of gastric surgeries for obese people as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to use the workplace to promote improved health outcomes for people over 60.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Swine Flu: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to co-operate with the devolved Administrations to ensure the swine flu G4 vaccine programme is UK wide.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability: Physiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide physiotherapy for disabled patients who have had covid-19.
2 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of online A&E appointment slots to reduce the volume of people physically attending A&E units during the covid-19 outbreak.
1 Sep 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Southern Africa: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many southern African nations have received additional dedicated support to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic.
1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the Government’s vaccine strategy.
1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Influenza: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to maximise the take-up of the influenza vaccine in 2020.
1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the achievement of immunisation targets.
1 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the variation in insulin pump uptake nationally; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all specialist diabetes services respond to the National Diabe
Source: official written-questions record.