Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential for pharmaceutical companies to maintain their patent and intellectual property rights while allowing vaccine production to scale up i

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding for local covid-19 contact tracing.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timeframe is for knowing the transmissibility rate of the omicron variant of covid-19.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will know the efficacy of vaccines against the omicron variant of covid-19.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is holding with local authorities on the use of discretionary funds to support people to isolate at home in the event that they cannot afford to do so on current sick payment ar

29 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he is having with patent holders of covid-19 vaccines on scaling up vaccination manufacturing, in country, in the global south.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2021 to Question 71376 on Hospitals: Coronavirus, how much his Department has spent on private hospital facilities and clinics for additional care capacity dur

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what alternatives preparations are available for people who are allergic to the contents of a covid-19 vaccine.

29 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether covid-19 guidelines in prisons permit people who are medically exempt from wearing facemasks to enter prisons where facemasks are otherwise required.

29 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason two prisoners are occupying cells designed for one person in the prison estate.

29 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason prisons are limiting inmates to leaving their cells for one hour per day.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with mental health professionals to ensure that workforce planning with CAMHS is taking place to ensure that timely and appropriate support is provided for school-aged

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing local clinical and social services leads to embed co-ordinated pathways for families who have children with specific diagnoses

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people travelling from countries added to the covid-19 red list will be required to pay for quarantine accommodation in the event that they booked flights before the travel restrictions wer

29 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carbon Emissions: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he will take to ensure that research and development projects to reduce carbon output in the UK are accelerated to quicken the pace of a green transition.

29 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Children and Young People: Mental Capacity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking with local authorities to ensure that children and young people under deprivation of liberty safeguards are found appropriate placements in social care.

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is an adequate number of placements in health and social care for children and young people with (a) neurodiversity conditions, (b) mental health condit

29 Nov 2021 · Treasury

Carbon Emissions: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward an urgent climate mitigation budget in response to COP26 to ensure there is sufficient funding targeted at reducing the UK’s carbon emissions in line with the Committee on Climate Change Car

29 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Integrated Care Systems are required to review the 20 per cent of GPs with the lowest level of face-to-face patient appointments; and what assessment he has made of the effect of in

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to tackle levels of covid-19 infection among children in primary schools.

26 Nov 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 accelerate the booster programme for covid-19 vaccinations; and what plans he has to extend eligibility for covid-19 vaccine boosters to all people under the age of 40.

26 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps with vaccine manufacturers to enable countries in the Global South to manufacture vaccines developed in the Global North.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what further steps he is taking to expedite the UK's contribution to (a) COVAX and (b) other global vaccine initiatives to safeguard against further covid-19 virus mutations.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the environmental impact of the Department's road building programme across Pennine routes compared with proposals for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing investment in road transport infrastructure and increasing investment in improving rail routes in Yorkshire.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) Askham Bar and (b) other rail stations on the periphery of York at diverting car drivers headed for that city centre onto rail.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of improving rail links between York and Hull.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the comparative economic impact on York's economy of the Integrated Rail Plan compared to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail proposals.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to make improvements to rail journeys between York and Sheffield in addition to the proposals set out in the Integrated Rail Plan.

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the implementation of the Integrated Rail Plan does not lead to disruption on the Transpennine Route and reduce journey times between York and (a) Leeds and (b) Manche

Source: official written-questions record.