Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific minimum wage for care workers to assist with recruitment and retention of care staff.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage (a) school age children and (b) adults to pursue a career in social care.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the responsiveness of services available to meet people who are experiencing acute mental health challenges or crises.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number people who have attended an accident and emergency department but who could have been seen by a primary care practitioner in each of the last 18 months.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to assist GPs in tackling prioritisation and capacity challenges.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to young people who may be under the age of 18 when going to university in September 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of offering those young people covid-

15 Jul 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 young people who (a) will turn 18 in July or August and (b) are going to university in 2021 have been offered both doses of a covid-19 vaccination prior to th

15 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Negotiations: Polluter Pays Principle

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what polluter pays clauses have been inserted into each of the new trade deals.

15 Jul 2021 · COP26

EU External Trade: Carbon Emissions

To ask the President of COP26, if the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is on the agenda for COP26.

15 Jul 2021 · Department for International Trade

EU External Trade: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in the run up to COP26.

15 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Adrenaline

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much NHS patients who were ineligible for free prescriptions spent on adrenaline in each of the last five years.

14 Jul 2021 · Leader of the House

House of Commons Chamber: Coronavirus

To ask the Leader of the House, if he will take steps to ensure that hon. Members will be able to participate in proceedings in a fully socially distanced area of the Chamber in which hon. Members will also be required to wear face coverings after 19 July

14 Jul 2021 · Leader of the House

House of Commons Chamber: Coronavirus

To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he plans to take to protect hon. Members who have not yet received their second covid-19 vaccine and are potentially at risk of infection if social distancing and mask wearing is not observed in the Commons Chamb

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle racism in sports other than football.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps is he taking to help promote diversity in junior local football clubs.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding is available to support antiracism education at local football clubs.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to prevent racism at local football clubs.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons it is mandatory for care home staff to receive a covid-19 vaccine and not domiciliary care staff.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to address the shortage of care home staff in (a) York and (b) nationally.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what expert analysis he has received on the effect of a high viral load of covid-19 circulation on covid-19 transmission among people who have (a) received a covid-19 vaccine and (b) people who hav

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of requiring covid-19 vaccinations in certain professions on participation in other vaccination programmes.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the uptake of the covid-19 vaccine following a supported conversation.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to facilitate supported conversations with unvaccinated staff in care homes before those staff are required to have a covid-19 vaccine.

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Practice Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients who have presented to a GP in the last 12 months declared a matter for which they are on a hospital waiting list, including (a) appointments, (b) treatments

14 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Practice Lists: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of patients who have presented to a GP in each of the last 12 months declared mental health as the primary reason for their visit.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Case Examiner

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent investigators are employed by the Independent Case Examiner; and what the average number of cases is managed by each case worker per year.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Case Examiner

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of cases received by the Independent Case Examiner are waiting to be assigned to an investigator as at 14 July 2021; and what the average time taken is before an investigat

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken was for a child support case received by the Independent Case Examiner to undergo a preliminary screening in the last calendar year.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of child support cases received by the Independent Case Examiner are awaiting a preliminary screening as of 14 July 2021.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Property

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on assessing the effectiveness of arrangements for responsibility for the property level resilience programme following the meeting between the hon. Member fo

Source: official written-questions record.