Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals in the Health and Care Bill on geographic equity of access to healthcare.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason younger children are excluded from the requirement for covid-19 testing when they have been in contact with someone who has had a positive covid-19 test.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has taken of the potential merits of enabling young people with special educational needs and disabilities to attend a specialist residential college to undertake further educatio

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the ability of a young person with special educational needs and disabilities to gain (a) independence, (b) friendships and (c) skills through the residential aspect of specialist

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling young people with special educational needs and disabilities to participate in further education through a student loan, including further educati

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Test and Trace: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of how long on average in June 2021 people calling the NHS Test and Trace 119 telephone line had to wait to speak to a call handler after requesting to speak t

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of how many times NHS Test and Trace has contacted people between 1 June 2021 and 31 August 2021 giving them incorrect or erroneously extended isolation period

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken sensitivity testing of the Innova SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test when the test is used according to the instructions set out in the guide published

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the risk assessment of the Innova SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Qualitative Test as announced by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency on 17 June 2021.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Councils for Voluntary Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to have discussions with local community and voluntary services and their umbrella organisations on the level of resources available to the councils for voluntary services sector t

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Boards: Councils for Voluntary Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to have discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the level of resources available to the councils for voluntary services sector to shadow In

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Palm Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will end the sale and use of palm oil in food imports and production by 2030.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Palm Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with supermarkets on ending the sale of products using palm oil.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Palm Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with UK food manufacturers on ending the manufacture of food products using palm oil.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Palm Oil: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much palm oil the UK imports annually.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will include proposals to prohibit pavement parking in his Future of Transport programme.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit pavement parking.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) disabled people and (b) visually impaired people on pavement parking.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of pavement parking in York.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to prohibit pavement parking.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of cancer screening tests that have taken place for each type of cancer in each of the last five years.

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish a cancer catch-up plan to ensure that the cancer treatment list is tackled in a timely manner.

22 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scale is of the cancer backlog (a) nationally, (b) in Yorkshire and (c) in York.

22 Jul 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Public Inquiries

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the scope of the covid-19 public inquiry.

22 Jul 2021 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: Public Inquiries

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the chair of the covid-19 public inquiry will be appointed.

22 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Parking: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 17790 on Parking: Urban Areas, if his Department will take steps to encourage local authorities to (a) reduce car parking in ur

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Transport: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing funding for sustainable forms of transport to encourage more polluting vehicles to be removed from the roads.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Urban Areas: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed evidence from other European countries to support effective policy making to support disabled people to access urban centres and simultaneously reducing car use in those area

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Urban Areas: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support disabled people to access urban centres.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce traffic in urban centres.

Source: official written-questions record.