Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on reviewing the dental contract.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to exclude all medication for osteoporosis exempt from prescription charges.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether medical guidelines encourage medical professionals to recommend all people over the age of 50 who suffer a bone fracture to be scanned for osteoporosis.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that osteoporosis is included in all Government guidance on medical training.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bone Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commit to (a) developing a national bone denisity and osteoporosis screening service and (b) assessing the potential merits of piloting such a service as part of integrated care systems.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of levels of osteoperosis among people from lower socio-economic backgrounds; and what public health steps he is taking to tackle that condition among those groups.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take with relevant medical professionals to assess the potential merits of using bone scans to (a) diagnose the risk of (b) adequately treat bone fractures.

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the fracture liaison service in (a) fracture diagnosis and (b) early intervention to prevent further fractures.

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

Research: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data he has collected on the impact of covid-19 on the UK’s research workforce; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Government's national R&D inves

12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason a healthy start card can only be used for the purchase of milk, fruit, vegetables, pulses and infant formula as outlined on the NHS Healthy Start website.

12 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, whether funding from the expanded Youth Offer can be spent on social infrastructure in addition to capital projects.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community and NHS mental health provision is integrated for children and young people.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much he expects local Clinical Commissioning Groups to spend on children and young people's mental health as a proportion of its annual budget.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of mandatory covid-19 vaccinations for workers in (a) NHS and (b) social care settings on staffing levels in those settings in York.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the (a) NHS and (b) social care staff in York who are yet to receive a covid-19 vaccine are eligible for that vaccine.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS and (b) social care staff in York are yet to receive a covid-19 vaccine.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to re-introduce mandatory mask-wearing and social distancing measures to limit covid-19 transmission.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the levels of regular covid-19 testing among the public.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason local public health teams are not authorised to provide day zero contract tracing for covid-19 infections.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what warning systems are in place for hospitals that are at risk of experiencing rising levels of covid-19 infection admissions.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the transmission of covid-19 in areas that have high levels of both vaccination and covid-19 infections.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Contact Tracing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve contact tracing services.

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

Fireworks: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publicly licensed fireworks events for public safety.

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

Fireworks: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data he holds on the number of injuries from fireworks which have been recorded as requiring hospital treatment or other treatment in each of the last five years; and how man

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

Fireworks: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research he has undertaken on the potential effect of the public sale and use of fireworks on pressures on emergency services and the NHS.

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

Fireworks: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research he has undertaken on the potential effect of the public sale and use of fireworks on levels of assaults of (a) police officers, (b) ambulance staff, (c) firefighters

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

Fireworks: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research he has undertaken on the effect of the public sale and use of fireworks on (a) people with autism and (b) adults with mental health conditions.

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

Fireworks: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research he has undertaken on the effect of the public sale and use of fireworks on babies and young people, and their parents.

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

Fireworks: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research he has undertaken on the effect of the public sale and use of fireworks on veterans with (a) PTSD and (B) other war-related mental health trauma.

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

Fireworks: Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what research he has undertaken on the effect of the public sale and use of fireworks on (a) wildlife and (b) farm animals.

Source: official written-questions record.