Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a per capita funding arrangement for NHS dentistry.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to tackle the backlog in autism and ADHD assessments.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that hospices receive adequate funding.

17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to review the (a) distribution and (b) quantum of local government funding.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make an assessment of the effectiveness of the roll-out of the shingles vaccine.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce training bonds for overseas dentists to work in the NHS for a fixed period.

17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to reduce waiting times for dentists to take qualifying dental exams.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps at the UN General Assembly to help de-escalate the conflict in Israel and Palestine.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the amount of (a) food, (b) medical and (c) other humanitarian aid that is able to enter Gaza.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a humanitarian visa for people from Gaza to receive medical aid in the UK.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Overseas Students: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people from Gaza who are studying in the UK to be able to bring their families to the UK.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Refugees: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to enable children brought to the UK by the UNHCR to be reunited with their parents.

17 Jul 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Arms Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the sale of UK arms to Israel on the conflict in Gaza.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to establish a fair funding formula for (a) SEND and (b) education.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Education

Multi-academy Trusts: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the (a) governance and (b) accountability structures of multi academy trusts.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nicotine: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take legislative steps to end the marketing of all nicotine products.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nicotine: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of trends in the level of non-tobacco nicotine product usage in the last five years.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nicotine: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the (a) availability and (b) trends in the use of nicotine pouches in the last 12 months.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will undertake a study on trends in alcohol use among young people.

21 May 2024 · Department for Education

Languages: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the Swedish model of providing mother tongue lessons to children of new communities as they migrate into mainstream classes.

21 May 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department takes steps to monitor levels of parental engagement in schools.

21 May 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the impact of (a) integrating SEND children in mainstream schools and (b) sending SEND children to specialised schools on the (i) educational outcomes and (ii) g

21 May 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on engaging with parents of children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age in the event that there is persistent absence or school refusal.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government has taken to (a) understand the potential risk of and (b) prevent future health system failures similar to those that led to the infected blood scandal.

21 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government: Accountability

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure public accountability for decision making in government.

21 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will establish a representative panel consisting of (a) victims and (b) victims' families to scruitnise the contaminated blood compensation scheme.

21 May 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Risk Management

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) manage risk across the public sector.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) clinical and (b) other data held by (i) the NHS and (ii) her Department is used to help identify poor clinical practice in the NHS; and if she will make an

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that senior NHS (a) managers and (b) other leaders in her Department are encouraged to raise concerns about clinical practice.

21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Accountability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to encourage a culture of accountability in (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) other relevant service providers.

Source: official written-questions record.