Written questions

1,066 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to polling from the Royal College of Physicians which found that 12 per cent of people said they had previously been advised by a health professional to keep their home warm to reduc

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Promotion Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Health Promotion Taskforce will meet before the end of 2022.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

British Students Abroad: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support is being given to British nationals studying at universities in Ukraine until the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier in 2022, who have not been able to complete their degree courses.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of reports that businesses have had loan applications refused due to their credit histories detailing applications for governmental covid-19 Bounce Bac

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Government support systems that help refugees and asylum seekers into work.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she will publish the Health Disparities White Paper; and what discussions she has had with cabinet colleagues on a cross-government strategy within that White Paper.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who were previously enrolled on the Healthy Start scheme and need to re-enrol but have not yet re-enrolled via the new online sign up system

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Healthy Start voucher online only sign up process, how many applicants are (a) re-enrolments and (b) new starters on that scheme.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the data on how many people have signed up for Healthy Start vouchers since the rollout of the online only sign up process.

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that heart failure services are adequately prioritised within emerging models of care across the NHS, including in (a) integrated care systems and (b)

14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve heart failure outcomes within (a) Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership and (b) England.

21 Apr 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Flats: Holiday Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of holiday and short term rentals in apartment blocks on neighbouring long term residents.

20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of eligible people at highest risk of becoming seriously ill with covid-19 were not contacted during their isolation period to be offered antibody and antiviral treatme

20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time taken is for eligible people at highest risk of becoming seriously ill with covid-19 to be offered antibody and antiviral treatments for use at home after having tested positi

20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many eligible people at highest risk of becoming seriously ill with covid-19 have been offered antibody and antiviral treatments for use at home via the NHS after having tested positive and not

21 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on developing guidance for (a) private and (b) social landlords on tenants hosting people fleeing Ukraine through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

21 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken for the DVLA to process paper licence applications; and if he will take steps to reduce the average time taken to process those applications.

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Waking Watch Relief Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to extend the Waking Watch Relief Fund to support tower blocks who installed fire alarms prior to 17 December 2020 where those costs have already been passed on to l

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Waking Watch Relief Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the cost incurred by leaseholders in respect of applications to the Waking Watch Relief Fund for buildings with flammable cladding access that have been

15 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Waking Watch Relief Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what criteria his Department used to assess applications to the Waking Watch Relief Fund for buildings with flammable cladding.

25 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to facilitate urgent visas for Ukrainian (a) spouses and (b) other immediate family members of British nationals to enable them to travel to the UK following Russia's invasion

25 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ukraine: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to enable Ukrainian relatives of (a) British nationals living in the Ukraine and (b) Ukrainian nationals living in the UK to apply for urgent visas t

25 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to (a) retrospectively address and (b) reform practices leading to unfair ground rent contracts.

25 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to (a) retrospectively amend and (b) amend existing unfair leasehold contracts.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people subject to managed migration do not have their existing benefit stopped until they have established a universal credit claim.

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to make reasonable adjustments for people being required to apply for universal credit during managed migration, including for people who cannot access an online universal credi

23 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to ensure that people with mental health conditions do not lose their benefit entitlement during managed migration from legacy benefits to universal credit.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any funding from the public purse has been allocated to the Family Hubs Network, founded by Lord Farmer, as part of the Government’s rollout of the Family Hub Model Framework.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Family Hubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the relationship is between the Family Hubs Local Transformation Fund and the Family Hubs Network.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made on the potential effect of not uprating benefits in line with inflation on levels of child poverty in Salford and Eccles constituency.

Source: official written-questions record.