Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent consideration he has made of the adequacy of the dental contract; and whether he plans to make reforms to that contract.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the number of dental schools, including at the University of York.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle the shortfall in NHS dental (a) surgeons, (b) nurses and (c) other staff.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the £50 million for NHS dental services announced by the Government on 25 January 2022, how he plans to distribute that funding.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on children’s social services of long-term use of agency staff.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) retention rate of social workers and (b) reasons for social workers leaving the profession.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the number of (a) social workers who have left the profession, (b) newly employed social workers and (b) social work students in training in each of the last fi

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of social workers (a) nationally and (b) in York.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to encourage temporarily registered social workers to become fully registered.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the average rate of carbon emissions in York (a) in total and (b) per capita in the last 12 months that data are available.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Travel: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the average spending, per head, on (a) public transport and (b) active travel schemes in York in the last 12 months.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) people using food banks in York in the last 12 months and (b) food parcels distributed to people in York in the last 12 months.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average spending, per head, on mental health services for people (a) in York and (b) nationally in the last 12 months.

28 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the average NHS waiting times for people in York in the last 12 months.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Hostels: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of facilities for children in hostels for victims of domestic violence.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Hostels: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of hostel provision for women who have experienced domestic violence.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Homes First pilots, what steps he is taking to help ensure women who have experienced domestic violence can reside in their own home, rather than in hostel prov

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

York-Beverley Railway Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential economic merits of reopening the rail route between York and Hull.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he will take to ensure that faith organisations have a greater role in working with local government.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to ensure the provision of (a) community centres and (b) other public spaces in communities to allow minority and other groups access to premises to carry out c

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing cultural centres in all communities.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Community Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a model of interfaith centres in communities.

27 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Community Assets: Civil Society

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a community asset focus for disposable public estate to provide accommodation for civil society organisa

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing the registration of a miscarriage or still birth under 24 weeks gestation.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a fully costed public health strategy.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his latest estimate is of the number of people in the (a) NHS and (b) social care sector who risk being dismissed as a result of being unvaccinated against covid-19.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) dentists, (b) dental nurses, (c) dental hygienists and (d) other dental staff who are unvaccinated against covid-19.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS staff who are unvaccinated against covid-19.

27 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of social care staff who are unvaccinated against covid-19.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Society of Antiquaries: Burlington House

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with stakeholders on the future of Burlington House and enabling the Society of Antiquaries to remain in residence.

Source: official written-questions record.