Written questions

934 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Topwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has received advice from his (a) departmental Permanent Secretary and (b) the Cabinet Secretary on the transfer of shares in Topwood Ltd to his ownership.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Topwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what record was taken of the discussions with his departmental Permanent Secretary on the transfer of shares in Topwood Ltd to his ownership.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Conflict of Interests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions his departmental Permanent Secretary has been involved in discussions with Ministers in his Department on potential conflicts of interest in the last three years.

11 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Topwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he made contact with those responsible for the procurement of the Shared Business Services framework contract for Waste Management and Minimisation in 2019 to disclose his personal connecti

21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Health Foundation's report, Build back fairer: the covid-19 Marmot review, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the links between (a) poverty and (b)

21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Health Foundation report, Build Back Fairer: The Covid-19 Marmot Review, that health was deteriorating, life

21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Institute for Fiscal Studies report, The mental health effects of the first two months of lockdown and social

21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Health Foundation analysis that there will be 11 per cent more mental health service referrals a year for services in the nex

21 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the backlog of care caused by the covid-19 pandemic on health inequalities; and what steps he is taking to tackle those health inequalities.

21 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Vocational Education: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the policies outlined in the Skills for Jobs White Paper are adequately funded.

21 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the (a) decision to clawback adult skills funding and (b) potential effect of that matter on further education providers.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Vocational Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take to increase the number of teachers required to deliver the measures outlined in the Skills for Jobs.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Social Mobility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction in apprenticeship starts at Levels 2 and 3 on social mobility in deprived areas.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

T-levels: Social Mobility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the T-level roll out for 2021-22 on social mobility in deprived areas.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of traineeships.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has had discussions with the Department for (a) Work and Pensions and the (b) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the steps required to improve accountability in the further educa

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Adult Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Association of Colleges' proposal that his Department adopt a business case approach in determining a provider's ability to deliver 90 per cent of thei

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the ability of colleges to be able to offer 90 per cent of adult education during the covid-19 outbreak.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on colleges of clawback of adult education funding.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Adult Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of adult education funding for colleges facing financial difficulties following the covid-19 outbreak.

21 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Association of Colleges survey which found that three quarters of 16 to 18 year olds are performing below normal expectations, as a result

19 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Test and Trace: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish data on the number of complaints made (a) by and (b) on behalf of patients in respect of the NHS Test and Trace programme.

15 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2021 to Question 174890, when he plans to publish an updated Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline list, which was last updated on 21 October 2019.

25 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Firearms: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Government’s response to the Firearms Safety Consultation.

25 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Airguns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2021 to Question 147915 on Airguns, if she will publish the evidence on controls on air weapons in Scotland and Northern Ireland that her Department considered as

25 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Airguns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason the Government conducted aspects of the Air Weapons Review in private.

25 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Airguns

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the evidence gathered for the review of air weapons regulation in England and Wales.

25 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of re-purposing the eastern arm of the East Coast Main Line, such as for direct travel from Bristol to east of the Pennines, after the opening of HS2.

25 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Fraud: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional resources she plans to allocate to law enforcement agencies to ensure effective action against people perpetrating online fraud.

25 Mar 2021 · Home Office

Fraud: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of online fraud during the covid-19 outbreak.

Source: official written-questions record.