Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has undertaken since 2010 of the pandemic planning exercises commissioned between 2005 and 2010.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to introduce a death-in-service benefit for NHS workers.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the proposed 100,000 tests per day for covid-19 will be (a) antigen and (b) antibody tests.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when an antibody test for covid-19 will become available; and what plans he has for the roll-out of that test.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to publish a testing and tracing strategy.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to re-introduce contact tracing for people who test positive for covid-19.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of generic drugs since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the outbreak on the supply of medi

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions since 1 January 2020 has guidance on personal protective equipment been updated by his Department; and if he will place copies in the Library of each iteration of that guidanc

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff receive adequate (a) information and (b) training on the safe use of personal protective equipment.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that additional personal protective equipment is provided to all (a) NHS Trusts and (b) social care settings.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ventilators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new ventilators have been purchased from outside the UK since 31 January 2020.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ventilators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new ventilators have been manufactured in the UK since 31 January 2020.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have undertaken additional training to support patients with respiratory needs since 31 January 2020.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures are in place for referring (a) NHS and (b) social care workers to covid-19 testing stations.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the geographical availability of covid-19 testing stations.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 50 testing sites for covid-19 will become fully operational.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 testing sites are operational.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of personal protective equipment in NHS Trusts since 31 January 2020.

21 Apr 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Ventilators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many additional ventilators have been provided (a) in total and (b) to each NHS Trust since 31 January 2020.

23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of facilities in the UK to manufacture a covid-19 vaccine.

23 Mar 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to manufacture a covid-19 vaccine in the UK once it becomes available.

13 Mar 2020 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors working for his Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to those rules.

13 Mar 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many contractors working for his Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff ar

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many contractors working for her Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to those rules

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many contractors working for his Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to those rules.

13 Mar 2020 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many contractors working for her Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to those rul

13 Mar 2020 · Department for International Development

Department for International Trade: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contractors working for her Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to tho

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many contractors working for his Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subj

13 Mar 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many contractors working for his Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subjec

13 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Home Office: Off-payroll Working

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contractors working for her Department have had their employment status assessed in relation to the new IR35 rules on off-payroll working; and how many of those staff are subject to those rul

Source: official written-questions record.