Written questions

9,460 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Moorland: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recent wildfires, what discussions he has had with representatives of conservation groups on the protection and enhancement of moorlands throughout the UK.

9 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seafood: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland executive on the potential effect on the Northern Irish seafood industry of the UK leaving the EU.

9 May 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support apprenticeship schemes in the agri-food sector.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of clearing a medical students student debt in return for that student committing to long-term work in GP offices.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a dataset for (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) gastrointestinal cancer NHS waiting times.

7 May 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the refusal of the Colombian President Ivan Duque to sign the Statutory Law on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace on the political situation in

7 May 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Colombia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Colombia on the UN Human Rights Council report on human rights defenders in that country, and if he will make a statement.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2019 to Question 231467 on Ophthalmic Services, whether he has made an assessment of the ability for clinicians to take into account patients’ wishes for concomit

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2019 to Question 231466 on Hospitals: Infectious Diseases, whether work of Public Health England will also include as assessment of the effect of changes to opht

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that NHS England include haemophilia as a condition area in the Getting It Right First Time programme.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England has made an assessment of the adequacy of the availability of Haemtrack in Haemophilia centres.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he NHS England is taking to ensure that patients with bleeding disorders have adequate access to treatment options that meet individual patient need.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Commercial Medicines Unit’s national tender framework for factor VIII haemophilia products on patient access to extended half-life medicines.

7 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemophilia: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that haemophilia patients receive (a) appropriate access to physiotherapy, (b) a regular clinical review, and (c) tailored dosing of treatments in accordance with

7 May 2019 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, steps he is taking to ensure that adequate numbers of non-UK care workers are able to work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.

7 May 2019 · Home Office

Visas: Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the salary exemption for nurses under Tier 2 visas will (a) be maintained and (b) extended to EEA citizens after the UK leaves the EU.

7 May 2019 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: NHS and Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure effective recruitment from (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries to meet demand for NHS and social care workers after the UK leaves the EU.

7 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with representatives of providers of specialist housing-with-care for older people on the requirements of the Housing Delivery Test.

7 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Housing Delivery Test: 2018 measurement, what the requirements are for the provision of specialist housing-with-care.

7 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of under-occupation of larger houses on the supply of specialist housing for older people.

7 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for specialist housing for older people.

7 May 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have detailed planning guidance in place for the provision of specialist housing for older people.

30 Apr 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Zero Hours Contracts: Holiday Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether staff on zero-hours contracts are entitled to annual leave.

30 Apr 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage online businesses to use environmentally friendly packaging.

30 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether local authorities are required to publish planning guidance for the provision of specialist housing for older people.

30 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a housing strategy for older people.

30 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to promote (a) information and (b) choice in relation to specialist housing for older people.

30 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which forms of housing are within the scope of the definition of specialist housing for older people under the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

30 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with providers of specialist housing for older people on the provision of that housing in relation to the provisions of the Neighbourhood Planning Act

30 Apr 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the provision of specialist housing for older people in relation to the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.

Source: official written-questions record.