Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Qualifications: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to fast-track professional conversion exams for Ukrainian refugees with relevant qualifications.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Qualifications: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees, what plans he has to passport qualifications for Ukrainian refugees to help enable them to access work.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Qualifications: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help UK professional bodies recognise Ukrainian professional qualifications.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to help remove requirements for Ukrainian refugees to provide references for previous employment when applying for a job.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department is providing to job centres on the difficulty of obtaining job references for Ukrainian refugees.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Animal Kindness Index 2022 published by the RSPCA and SSPCA.

17 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the findings of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Stakeholder (PHSO) Survey 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the operation of the PHSO.

17 Jun 2022 · Cabinet Office

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the scrutiny of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

17 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Retail Trade: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the availability of labour on high street businesses.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the complaints process for people who have experienced a grievance or poor care within the NHS so that it is timely and responsive to the complaint raised.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the support that is available to people when submitting a case to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of and (b) timeliness of complaint resolutions by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Resignations

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of dentists who have left NHS service in the latest period for which data is available.

16 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Passports

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of allocating time slots for appointments for hon. Members' staff to discuss matters relating to passports instead of a queuing system.

16 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will take steps to ensure that parents on zero-hours contracts have access to the full 30 hours per week of free childcare.

16 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to support parents of disabled children with the increasing cost of childcare.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of (a) the potential merits of providing more emergency treatments to patients before they reach A&E and (b) the potential impact of that approach on patient

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average amount of time between an ambulance arriving at York hospital and that ambulance crew handing over a patient to the hospital staff.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time is between first contacting an ambulance and an ambulance arriving for people in York who have experienced (a) a myocardial infarction or (b) a stroke.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of ambulance waiting times on (a) mortality rates and (b) other clinical outcomes for patients in York.

16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what were the average response times for ambulances (a) operated by Yorkshire Ambulance Service, (b) in York and (c) in England by ambulance response category in each of the last 12 months.

16 Jun 2022 · Home Office

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (a) in 2022-23 and (b) anticipated over the next three years, in the context of its (i) geography

16 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding levels for fire and rescue services (a) in 2022-23 and (b) anticipated over the next three years, in the context of the range of services they p

16 Jun 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of the funding allocated to (a) North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and (b) all other fire and rescue authorities in 2022-23, in the conte

16 Jun 2022 · Women and Equalities

Equality: Minority Groups

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle inequalities for people from minoritized communities due to their protected characteristics.

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of increase wages in the hospitality and retail sectors on availabili

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of workers in (a) hospitality and (b) retail on high streets.

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Hospitality Industry and Retail Trade: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of workers in the (a) the hospitality and (b) retail sector.

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that local authorities provide resources and facilities to enable groups from all racial backgrounds to self organise and to access spaces t

15 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help ensure that bids for the next phase of the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Shared Prosperity Fund include the promotion of diversity.

Source: official written-questions record.