Peter Dowd

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce levels of (a) glaucoma and (b) preventable sight loss in England.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure primary care optometrists are used effectively to help relieve the caseload of general practice.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Glaucoma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution of primary care optometrists in the detection and treatment of sight loss as a result of glaucoma.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of rolling out optometrist-led Minor Eye Care Services to all integrated care systems.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans for all NHS commissioners to allow primary care optometrists to provide Minor Eye Care Services across England.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Draft Mental Health Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Mental Health Bill, whether he plans to include a statutory duty to provide early intervention strategies to detect and address mental health issues for children and young peo

17 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Sefton Council on the potential placement of people claiming asylum within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he take steps to increase disability benefits in line with inflation.

30 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide an energy assistance payment for families of disabled children and young people who have a high energy usage.

30 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of faecal calprotectin tests that were issued in primary care settings in the last 12 months; and whether his Department has taken recent steps to encourag

24 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Sefton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to relocate asylum seekers to Sefton Borough.

23 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Working Hours: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for research into the health effects of night shift working.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Working Hours: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to provide additional statutory protections for night shift workers, in the context of the potential health risks associated with night shift work.

23 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Future of Work Review

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take in response to the Future of Work Review, published on 1 September 2022.

22 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities has made of the adequacy of existing measures to mitigate health inequalities for night shift workers.

22 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Working Hours: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will create a departmental working group which brings together industry stakeholders to discuss conditions for night shift workers.

22 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to assess the health and wellbeing of the night shift workforce.

21 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Essential Tremor: Liverpool

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients in the Liverpool area who will be treated by MR-Guided Focussed Ultrasound for Essential Tremor in 2022.

21 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November to Question 74727 on Smoking, if he will publish data on whether England is on schedule to achieve or exceed targets on adult smoking.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Probate Service: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time on the Probate Service telephone inquiry line is.

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average nurse-to-patient ratio was for (a) in-centre dialysis and (b) home therapy patients in the latest period for which data is available.

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of demand for renal dialysis; and what assessment his Department has made of the capability of the NHS to support future anticipated dema

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the trends in the level of in-centre dialysis patients over the last three years; and what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of in-centre capaci

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dialysis Machines

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the take-up by patients dialysing at home of the available financial reimbursements.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Probate Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the response time of Probate Services.

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of funding from Smart Dental Care on (a) the deployment of new dentists and (b) the provision of dentistry services in (i) Me

7 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the NHS did not agree a contract with Smart Dental Care to provide NHS dental services in (a) Merseyside and (b) Cheshire.

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking to help (a) reduce workplace discrimination relating to menopause and (b) reduce the number of women leaving the workforce due to negative experiences

2 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal requirement for employers with 250 or more employees to have a workplace Menopause Pol

1 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Menopause

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people experiencing menopause are supported to (a) remain in and (b) re-enter the workforce.