Written questions

667 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to conduct clinical trial approvals by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the UK's life sciences sector

19 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency meets its statutory obligation to assess clinical trials within 60 days of notification.

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, published on 30 January 2023, what recent progress his Department has made on introducin

2 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce hospital occupancy rates in England.

22 May 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to support families with the cost of (a) primary and (b) secondary school uniforms.

22 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Ambulance Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide funding to London’s Air Ambulance Charity to help it maintain air ambulance provision.

22 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rights of Way

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on increasing access to nature through (a) improved maintenance of footpaths, (b) increasing the network of footpaths and (c) expansions of the fr

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the likelihood of another global pandemic occurring within the next 50 years.

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision of VMIC UK Services Ltd to sell the Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre on the UK's vaccine manufacturing capabilities.

15 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of comments from Sir David King in the Independent newspaper on the UK's current preparedness for a pandemic.

19 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Insurance Companies: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial assessment his Department has made on the effect of the proposed Solvency II reforms on the public purse.

19 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Insurance Companies: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of a potential impact of the Government's proposed Solvency II reforms on the level of risk to the financial stability of the banking sector.

5 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's role as penholder of the situation in Myanmar at the United Nations Security Council, what steps the Government is taking to address Myanmar’s non-

5 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the liability of British companies supplying aviation fuel to Myanmar to investigation or prosecution for involvement in violations of internat

31 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to put pressure on the Egyptian Government to lift the travel bans and asset freezes on (a) Karim Ennarah and (b) other staff of the Egyptian Initiati

19 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Office for Health Improvement and Disparities' findings that the total prescribed long acting reversible contraception excluding injections rate in Tower Hamlets decreased from 34

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Women’s Health Strategy for England, published August 2022, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the expansion of women’s health hubs; and if she will make a state

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will undertake a review of the adequacy of the levels of funding provided to general practices for providing long acting reversible contraception.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make it her policy to support the appointment of a women’s reproductive health lead on each integrated care board to help ensure women’s health needs are prioritised, in the context of

18 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to North East London ICS to support with GP retention for 2022-23; and how much was spent in 2021-22 for that purpose.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs who had been previously working in North East London ICS area have left the profession in the last three years.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department collects on the provision of local retention initiatives in the North East London ICS area.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to improve GP retention in the North East London ICS area.

12 Oct 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Genocide

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will request a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the non-implementation by Myanmar of the provisional measures set out in the International Court of Justice

11 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Mortgages: Interest Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support homeowners with rising mortgage rates.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the eligibility criteria for free school meals before the 2022-23 school year.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the number of children living in poverty who are not eligible for free school meals.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Child Poverty Action Group's analysis published on 9 June stating that 800,000 children living in poverty are not eligible for free school meals, if he will take steps to provide those childre

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the Child Poverty Action Group's analysis published on 9 June 2022 stating that 800,000 children living in poverty are not eligible for free school meals.

Source: official written-questions record.