Written questions
3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on female clinicians of the design of face masks used as personal protective equipment.
1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tests for NHS workers have been booked through the new testing portal since that portal opened.
1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings by the Royal College of Physicians published on 24 April 2020, entitled Tracking the impact of COVID-19
1 May 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional items of personal protective equipment were bought in response to the recommendations of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group meeting in June 2019.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the role of trade unions in encouraging health and safety practices in the workplace.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has for the future role of the Health and Safety Executive.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive: Enforcement Notices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enforcement notices have been issued by the Health and Safety Executive during the covid-19 outbreak.
29 Apr 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions
Health and Safety Executive: Social Distancing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources available to the Health and Safety Executive to ensure that social distancing measures in work places are complied with during the covid-19 o
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date recruitment for contact tracers began.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medical Equipment: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many swabs were held in the pandemic stockpile on 31 December in each the last 10 years.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many gloves were held in the pandemic stockpile on 31 December in each of the last ten years.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many visors were held in the pandemic stockpile on 31 December of each of the last 10 years.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many gowns were held in the pandemic stockpile on 31 December of each of the last 10 years.
29 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many respirator masks were held in the pandemic stockpile on 31 December of each of the last 10 years.
28 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether social care staff in the private sector will be eligible for the life assurance scheme announced in response to covid-19 outbreak.
28 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the names of each covid-19 test that has been used by the NHS and that is no longer in use; and for what reasons each such test is no longer in use.
28 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the false-negative rate of each covid-19 test.
28 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the names of all covid-19 tests that are currently in use.
24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the location of each operational regional testing centre.
24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been (a) admitted to and (b) discharged from hospital as a result of covid-19 in each (a) region and (b) NHS Trust.
24 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been discharged from hospital after recovering from covid-19 in each (a) age group, (b) category of sexual identity, (c) ethnic group and (d) category of underlying health cond
22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria are used to refer NHS staff for testing.
22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many requests for personal protective equipment have been made by NHS Trusts since 1 January 2020; and how many of those requests have been completely fulfilled.
22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) medical and nursing unions and (b) professional bodies on what action staff who do not have adequate personal protective equipment to treat patients safe
22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Public Health England and (b) professional bodies on ensuring that guidance on personal protective equipment is in the best interests of (i) staff and (i
22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of access to covid-19 tests for NHS staff who want one and (b) accessibility of signposting on access to those tests.
22 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish all pandemic preparation recommendations produced by departmental bodies in the last 10 years.
22 Apr 2020 · Treasury
Self-employment Income Support Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed people who will not be eligible for support under the Government's Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce mass community testing for covid-19.
21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Exercise Cygnus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the recommendations of Exercise Cygnus in 2016; and if he will publish those recommendations.
Source: official written-questions record.