Written questions

587 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England Long Term Plan, how NHS England plans to continue working closely with (a) the Alzheimer’s Society and (b) other voluntary sector organisations to extend the socie

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS England Long Term Plan, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the use of the Electronic Frailty Index in a proactive population health approach focused on moderate fr

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the enhanced health in care home model set out in NHS England's Long Term Plan will support people affected by dementia.

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to work with the wider NHS, the voluntary sector, developers and individuals to create a range of digital services to support people with (a) dementia and (b) similar specific cond

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to have secured parity of esteem for dementia with cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke care, mental health and other conditions supported by NHS England’s Long Term Plan.

17 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £4.5 billion allocated to community care in five years' time as part of NHS England’s Long Term Plan is planned to be spent on provisions for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disea

27 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will develop outcome indicators to measure the extent to which children with life-limiting conditions and their families are able to make choices on the palliative care they receive.

1 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Self-employed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of changes to universal credit announced in Budget 2018 on self-employed people.

1 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she had made of the levels of spending on social security for disabled people as a result of the provisions of Budget 2018.

1 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of measures related to universal credit announced in Budget 2018 on disabled people who are (a) in work and (b) out of work.

29 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the universal credit helpline were (a) received and (b) abandoned in each month from November 2017 to date .

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications her Department has received from deaf people aged 16 to 25 for personal independence payments in the last 12 months; and (a) what the outcome of each claim was and (b) how many of

12 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a primary disability of deafness or hearing impairment aged between 16 to 25 applied for personal independence payment in the last 12 months.

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the draft Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of claimants in receipt of (a) severe

12 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has published new guidance on the 10 yearly light touch review for personal independence payment claimants with severe conditions.

12 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2018 to Question 125505 on Personal Independence Payment: Mental Health, what recent assessment she has made of the administrative costs to her Department of reviewi

12 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 19 January 2018 on Welfare, HCWS414, how many of the 1.6 million personal independence payment cases have been reviewed by her Department to date.

10 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on the level of personal independence payment award of the illustrative example for descriptor B in activity 11, entitled planning and following journeys, of t

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants of (a) severe disability premium and (b) enhanced disability premium under employment support allowance have had a reduction in social security support as a res

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the draft Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Managed Migration) Regulations 2018, which criteria her Department used to calculate the proposed flat rate of £80 per month to co

4 Sep 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect on the level of personal independence payment award of the amendments to the illustrative example in section 1.5.2. Part 2 of the personal independence payment

27 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights entitled Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir: Developments in the Indian

26 Jun 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights entitled Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir: Developments in the Indian

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Windrush Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on the effect of the hostile environment immigration policy on the entitlement of Commonwealth migrants who have been long-term residents of

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Windrush Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Government made prior to the introduction of the hostile environment immigration policy of its potential effect on the (a) entitlement to social security support and (b) general well

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Immigration: Windrush Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of the Windrush generation have been denied state pension support in each year since 2010.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Immigration: Windrush Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of the Windrush generation have been denied disability social security support in each year since 2010.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Immigration: Windrush Generation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of the Windrush generation have been denied out-of-work social security support in each year since 2010.

23 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the accessibility of her Department's Claimant Service and Experience Survey for claimants with hearing loss.

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria or guidance is used by work coaches when deciding whether a home visit is necessary in respect of universal credit claimants with complex needs prior to making a referral to a decision-mak

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