Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Services: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the quality of housing services provided by local authorities.

3 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is planning to introduce legislation to help tackle the provision of poor quality social housing.

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Wearable Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with digital tech companies on the potential for (a) developing and (b) using digital wearable devices and apps for improving mental health.

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to pilot programmes assessing the potential merits of digital wearable devices in helping to improve people's health and wellbeing.

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the use of continuous medical monitoring platforms in supporting patients in the self-management of medical conditions.

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Digital Technology and Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with digital and social media companies on information sharing to support patients and people in the community.

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of using (a) wearables, (b) digital watches and (c) other devices to provide data to help patients manage their ill health.

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of using digital technology to help patients stay safe in their homes; and if he provide funding for the provision of that digital te

3 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with technology companies on how they could help support domiciliary social care provision.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to gather evidence for the Major Conditions Strategy; and when he plans to complete it.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Physiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to physiotherapy services for those awaiting surgery for musculoskeletal health conditions.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Immunology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made on the establishment of a UK wide Predictive Immunology Network.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Major Conditions Strategy will incorporate the commitments made in the 10-year mental health plan.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Major Conditions Strategy will incorporate the commitments made in the 10-year Cancer Plan.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to tackle misinformation relating to mRNA vaccines.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the Government’s vaccine strategy.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the take up of the influenza vaccine in winter 2022-23.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support and promote early diagnosis of arthritis.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of waiting times for elective surgery on health inequalities.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people living with arthritis are waiting for elective surgery.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the wellbeing of people with arthritis whose treatment for that condition has been delayed.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with arthritis who are waiting for elective surgery.

27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Crime: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help support women who are victims of crime while they wait for their case to come to court.

27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Anti-social Behaviour: Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour through the use of community orders.

27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to work with people who are waiting for their case to come to court to help ensure they do not commit crimes.

27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates' Courts: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a case to be heard in a Magistrate's Court in (a) York and (b) the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a case to reach a trial in the crown court in (a) York and (b) the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Care Professions Council: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he intends to advise the Privy Council to reject the Health and Care Professions Council decision to increase their registrants’ fees by 20 per cent.

27 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Care Professions Council: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on retention of the physiotherapy workforce of the 20 per cent rise in registration fees agreed by the Health and Care Professions Council.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Sanitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department issues to schools on bathroom policies.

Source: official written-questions record.