Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment tools he has put in place to help analyse the impact of the cost of living crisis on the ability of students to continue with university courses.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department will recommend increasing the size of student loans to help cover increased living costs for students.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that students are able to afford their energy costs this year.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Prescribing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of his Department's social prescribing measures on (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Prescribing: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps she has taken to introduce social prescribing for (a) children and (b) young people.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure that key worker housing is available for (a) NHS and (b) social care workers.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Primary Care: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanism her Department uses to assess the estate requirements of (a) the NHS and (b) primary care.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities steps to encourage local authorities to use their powers under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sepsis: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that screening for sepsis is available in all healthcare settings.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on taking steps to help ensure that (a) primary and (b) secondary schools (i) engender good (A) mental and (B) physical health

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of technology on productivity in general practice; and if she will take steps to help ensure that all practices have access to modern systems.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that general practice surgeries have sufficient staff to remain open.

6 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment the Government has made of the extent to which the recruitment and retention of GP receptionists is adequate to meet the needs of patients.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Salvation Army: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will meet the hon. Member for York Central to discuss helping to ensure that the Salvation Army homeless services in York are maintained.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to work with City of York Council to help ensure that it (a) finds land on which to place the NAPpad in that city and (b) maintains that service for the homeles

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Salvation Army: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will hold discussions with City of York Council on its proposed reductions for the Salvation Army's funding for services to the homeless in York.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Salvation Army: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Salvation Army's services for rough sleepers in York in engaging with people as a first step into support services.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Sleeping Rough: Local Government Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure that local authorities do not reduce services under the Rough Sleeping Initiative.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the rising cost of living, if he will prepare a plan to provide increased Government support to food banks in the event that they run out of food; and whether he is h

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Energy and Food: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing funding to local authorities for the provision of (a) support and (b) infrastructure for

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on improving (i) insulation and

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities and Religious Buildings: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the increase in energy costs on (a) charities and (b) places of worship.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Energy and Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had recent discussions with the Confederation of British Industry on (a) the impact of (i) inflation and (ii) increases in energy costs on businesses and (b) steps

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that people who fall behind on their energy payments are (a) not disconnected and (b) provided an assessment of their legal entitlement to (i) fina

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Low Pay: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with the Low Pay Commission on the impact of inflation on those on low pay; and if he will support an increase in the National Living Wage in th

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) all residents receives support with their energy costs and (b) pensioners and those receiving social security payments have the cost of th

5 Sep 2022 · Treasury

Religious Buildings: Energy

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will take steps to provide funding to places of worship to support with rising energy costs.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Retail Trade: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the effect of the rising energy costs on levels of high street recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Small Businesses: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to SMEs to (a) assist with their energy costs and (b) to improve the insulation and heat efficiency of their premises.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Civil Society: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps is he taking to help support (a) charities and (b) faith-based organisations with rising energy costs.

Source: official written-questions record.