Written questions
3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of the pre-2008 female state pension recipients who had been divorced have been identified as being in receipt of the incorrect state pension entitlement; and how many of those recipients are n
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Medefer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the referrals sent to Medefer have been (a) resolved by the virtual service and (b) re-referred to an in-person NHS trust.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Medefer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals were made to Medefer in each month of 2020.
3 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office
Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group on the launch of the covid-19 inquiry; and how that group will be represented during tha
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
Day Care: Ellesmere Port and Neston
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of childcare hours funded by the Government are used in (a) England and (b) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of (a) availability of pre-school places and (b) demand for those places.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pre-schools in England have closed since March 2020.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to the training and recruitment of mental health practitioners.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to reducing waiting times for mental health treatments.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the adequacy of staff available to provide mental health therapies on the NHS.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current waiting time from assessment to receiving therapy is for mental health services in (a) England and (b) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.
3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died within 28 days of receiving the covid-19 vaccination in England.
3 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Flags
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of the Union Jack flags purchased by the Government were manufactured in the UK in each of the last two years.
3 Sep 2021 · Cabinet Office
Government Departments: Flags
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the companies that have supplied Union Jack flags to the Government since 2019.
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential link between the number of unmanned train stations in the UK and the 283 suicides that occurred on mainline rail in 2019-20.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of permitting both pills for early medical abortions to be taken at home on NHS services.
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with local transport providers on regulations to make face coverings mandatory on public transport in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) details of the MHRA's review into the Innova covid-19 lateral flow tests and (b) criteria applied to determine that those tests are satisfactory for use.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus Certificates: EU Countries
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2021 to Question 29826 on Coronavirus: Vaccination and in the context of UK travellers reportedly refused entry by Malta, what discussions he has had with EU offic
19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Veterans: Identity Cards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for the introduction of the online verification tool for Veterans ID.
19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timetable is to bring forward legislative proposals for the increase in magistrates' retirement age.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of eConsult on GPs' workloads during the covid-19 outbreak.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with GPs on the effect of e-consult on workload pressures.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Motor Neurone Disease: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been awarded to research bodies to investigate potential drug combinations for the treatment of symptoms of motor neurone disease.
19 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with property developers in response to the Competition and Markets Authority agreement with Persimmon on freehold costs.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Veterans: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effect of the cost of prescriptions on veterans' mental health outcomes.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Veterans: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending free prescriptions to veterans other than holders of a Valid War Pension Exemption Certificate in cases where the prescr
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) Network Rail and (b) other rail operators on the increase in (i) suicides, (ii) attempted suicides and (iii) injuries on mainline rail from 2017 to
19 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Football Index
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timetable is for the findings of the Independent Inquiry into Football Index to be published.
19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of calls (a) made to, (b) answered by and (c) that were answered within 60 seconds by the 119 covid-19 NHS test and trace service in each month
Source: official written-questions record.