Written questions
9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Services: Holiday Leave
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that health and care staff do not have their leave cancelled this Christmas.
15 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require health and care staff who are not vaccinated against covid-19 to wear FFP3 masks at work.
15 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that health and care staff who are unvaccinated are required to test daily for covid-19.
15 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that every unvaccinated health and care staff can have a supported conversation with an appropriate professional.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Home Care Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the policy of mandatory covid-19 vaccination for health and social care workers on the resilience of the domiciliary care sector.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what impact assessment he has undertaken of the potential effect of mandatory covid-19 vaccines on the retention of black and minority ethnic staff in the NHS.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to fill vacancies made available through people losing their jobs in the NHS as a result of refusing to have a mandatory covid-19 vaccine.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS and Social Services: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether someone who has a genuine fear of having a vaccine will be able to keep their job in the NHS or social care following the mandating of covid-19 vaccination.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to recruit more volunteers and paid staff to deliver the covid-19 booster programme.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure there are a sufficient number of venues available to deliver the covid-19 booster campaign safely.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to ensure that covid-19 vaccinators are fully trained during the booster campaign.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that NHS and care workers are prioritised for covid-19 testing in areas where there are shortages of covid-19 testing kits.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequacy of supply of (a) lateral flow and (b) PCR tests over the 2021-22 Christmas and New Year period.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that people who are yet to be vaccinated against covid-19 will be prioritised over people who are seeking their covid-19 booster vaccination; and what assessment he has made of wh
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure that covid-19 vaccine supplies reach vaccine centres in a timely manner during the booster campaign.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that all people who require vital health care support during the roll out of the covid-19 booster vaccination receive that support.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason it is Government policy for people to work from home where possible, but not be required to wear a face covering in a pub or other hospitality venue.
13 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Plans: York
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to conclude the local plan process for York by 2023.
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the effect on covid-19 transmission of requiring a negative covid-19 lateral flow test for entrance into venues.
13 Dec 2021 · Department for Education
Offences against Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to review the Serious Case Reviews from the last 20 years and (a) make an assessment of the effectiveness of that process and (b) ensure lessons learned have been implemented and relevant
13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce delayed hospital discharges.
13 Dec 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Floods: Sewers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to review the drainage system to ensure it is sufficiently resilient to manage extreme weather events and prevent flooding.
13 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Regional Planning and Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting the Local Trust charity to help the implementation of the Government's levelling up agenda.
10 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Green Belt: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he considers the development of carbon negative homes in the greenbelt as an exceptional circumstance.
10 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Green Belt: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the future of the green belt with respect to (a) future homebuilding and (b) delivering carbon neutral homes.
10 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions he has had with the armed forces on assisting with covid-19 vaccine programme in schools.
10 Dec 2021 · Department for Education
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to increase the take-up of the covid-19 vaccine in schools in York.
10 Dec 2021 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will commit to reviewing the Education and Health Care Plan to permit children with special educational needs and disabilities to apply for additional support via a fast track process.
10 Dec 2021 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of potential impact of reductions in local authority budgets on transport for students with special educational needs and disability (a) nationally and (b) in York.
10 Dec 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Absenteeism
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of school absences as a result of covid-19 on the assessments of students planned for summer 2022.
Source: official written-questions record.