Written questions

587 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Patients: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the abolition of the Patient Safety Agency and the transfer of its responsibility for the National Reporting and Learning System to NHS England on the number of patient

19 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226706, whether the peer reviews that his Department's (a) processes had been followed and (b) actions were either inappropriate or incorrect; what re

19 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2015 to Question 226586, whether his Department's review of complex cases where claimants died has identified cases in which his Department's processes were not follow

19 Mar 2015 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries her Department has supported to train, recruit and retain health workers since May 2010.

19 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Hospitals: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the longest wait was on 19 March 2015 for a patient awaiting NHS treatment.

19 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Nurses: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has had from his counterpart in (a) Spain, (b) Italy, (c) the Philippines, (d) Italy and (e) the Republic of Ireland on the number of nurses from those countries being recruited to w

18 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of fraud in the NHS.

17 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Complementary Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received since 2010 on the efficacy of astrology in healthcare.

17 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Homeopathy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings Ministers of his Department have held with external organisations to discuss the efficacy of homeopathy in healthcare since 2010.

16 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Trust Special Administration process at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

16 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

NHS Trusts: Mergers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many proposals to merge NHS Trusts have been subject to inquiries by the Competition and Markets Authority; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each such merger.

16 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

NHS Foundation Trusts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on plans by Monitor to appoint trust special administrators to take control of a NHS Foundation Trust.

16 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on agency and locum staff in the NHS in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2014-15 to date.

10 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

NHS Trust Development Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) total revenue budget and (b) budget for mergers and acquisitions for the NHS Trust Development Authority was in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14 and (iv) 2014-15; and what estimate he has made

9 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of Chris Hayes to the Work and Pensions Committee on 4 February 2015, HC 814, Question 245, if he will undertake an analysis of each of the 49 peer reviews to ascertain

6 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the peer reviews carried out by his Department following deaths of customers, how many of those deaths occurred whilst the customer was subject to benefit sanctions.

5 Mar 2015 · Department of Health

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) acute, elderly and general nurses and (b) other qualified nurses have been employed in each NHS region in each Agenda for Change band in each year since 2009-10.

4 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an independent evaluation of the effectiveness of the Child Support Agency has been made since 2010.

4 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency cases remain to be migrated to the Child Maintenance Service; and what estimate he has made of when that process will be complete.

4 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what interim evaluation has been made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service compared to the Child Support Agency since its establishment.

4 Mar 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to close loopholes in securing child maintenance payments from non-resident parents since 2010.

3 Mar 2015 · Northern Ireland Office

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.

20 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made towards full roll-out of the bowel scope screening programme by the end of 2016.

12 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance the Government issues on health and safety protection for workers administering (a) chemicals and (b) poisons used in pest control.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 35099 of his Department's hardship payment guidance, if he will review that guidance.

9 Feb 2015 · Home Office

Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce funding allocations for schools, colleges and universities through the Prevent strategy in 2015-16.

9 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2015 to Question 219495, how much the NHS spent on commissioning for-profit providers in (a) each of the last five full financial years and (b) 2014-15 to date.

9 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

NHS: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2015 to Question 219495, how much the NHS plans to spend on commissioning independent providers (a) in total and (b) excluding not-for-profit providers in (i) 2014-15 and (ii)

9 Feb 2015 · Department of Health

Nurses: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many training places for (a) midwives, (b) adult nurses, (c) children's nurses, (d) learning disabilities nurses and (e) mental health nurses were (i) commissioned and (ii) filled in each year since 2010-11.

9 Feb 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pest Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which chemicals authorised for use in pest control are detrimental to human health.

Source: official written-questions record.