Written questions

549 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils who have been sent home from school due a pupil in their cohort testing positive for covid-19 in (a) Halton constituency, (

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Strokes: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the progress made by stroke teams in following up with stroke survivors, who had a stroke in the last 12 months, to review and address their rehabilitation nee

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent advice the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation provided to his Department on the expansion of eligibility for flu vaccination to people aged over 50.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of flu vaccine doses that will be administered to people aged over 50 in winter 2020-21.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to maintain the temporary expansion of the eligibility for flu vaccination to people aged over 50 into future years.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Gyms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of covid-19 cases linked directly to gyms in the Liverpool City Region area.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Gyms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) the Liverpool City Region mayor and (b) Liverpool local authority leaders agreed during their recent discussions with him that gyms in the city region area should close as part of the T

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Liverpool City Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Prime Minister's statement of 12 October 2020 on Covid-19 Update, Official Report, Column 25, if he will publish the Government's correspondence with leaders in Merseyside on reachi

14 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Nature Conservation: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take additional fiscal steps beyond the (a) Green Recovery Challenge Fund and (b) Climate for Nature Fund to ensure that (i) nature and (ii) nature based solutions form part of the UK’s green recovery fro

13 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his oral contribution of 12 October 2020, Official Report, column 33, for what reason Halton local authority area is and (b) other local authority areas with (i) higher and (ii) similar

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many delayed transfers from hospital into (a) the community and (b) a care home there have been in each local authority area in the most recent period for which figures are available.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the time taken to discharge elderly and vulnerable people from hospital to care homes and the community.

12 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing surgical or medical-grade face masks for people most vulnerable to covid-19.

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2020 to Question 84148 on Influenza: Vaccination, what the stock of additional seasonal flu vaccinations is as of 6 October 2020.

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Protective Clothing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the sufficiency of supply of personal protective equipment for the winter 2020-21 period for (a) NHS hospitals and other NHS settings, (b) pharmacies, (c) care

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oral Cancer: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the cancellation of dental check-ups as a result of the covid-19 outbreak on the early detection of mouth cancer.

6 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of annual or six monthly dental check-up appointments that have been cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak since 1 March 2020.

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Lung Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of to Question 81540, if he will publish data on waiting times by (a) borough, (b) NHS hospital Trust, (c) region for lung cancer patients for (i) referral to diagnoses and

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 21 September 2020 Question 90945 on Remote Working, whether he plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of providing greater protections for o

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2020 to Question 81543 on Coronavirus: Health services, what the current level of restoration of NHS services is by region, in the latest period for which data

24 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will delay the discharge of service leavers who are being discharged on medical grounds, after suffering injuries sustained whilst on operations, until they have received their full entitlement to resettlem

24 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Discharges

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he will take to ensure service leavers who have had their resettlement workshops and courses cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak are able to receive their full resettlement support before le

23 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Coronavirus and Influenza

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2020 to Question 64076 on Accident and Emergency Departments: Coronavirus and Influenza, for what reasons the link to the operating framework for urgent and planned

23 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Science and Discovery Centres: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the financial support required to help ensure that Science and Discovery Centres do not close permanently as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Halton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the evidential basis was for the decision to include Halton with the rest of the Liverpool City Region and Warrington as subject to additional covid-19 measures, announced on Friday 18 Septemb

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Liverpool City Region

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he (a) consulted Halton Borough Council or (b) received any representations from that Council or the Director of Public Health for Halton before to announcing the additional covid-19 measur

16 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Remote Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulations to protect online platform workers using crowd work platforms.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving licence applications had been received but not processed on 30 August 2020; and what estimate he has made of the average time taken to process those applications.

15 Sep 2020 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of the DVLA workforce are currently (a) working at DVLA premises and (b) processing driving licences.

15 Sep 2020 · Treasury

Bus Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of extending (a) VAT deferral and (b) the Time to Pay scheme for the coach industry to help ensure that no coaches are repossessed during winter 2020-21.

Source: official written-questions record.