Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Holidays: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will have discussions with Ofsted on steps it is taking to (a) take account of and (b) reward inclusion of children and young people when inspecting residential holiday schemes for disabled children.

18 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on ending the use of unregulated accommodation for children.

18 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of moving children from youth offenders institutes into secure children homes.

18 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the use of out of area residential accommodation for children with additional needs.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with the Health and Care Professions Council on the registration of clinical technologists.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will introduce a statutory register for (a) clinical technologists and (b) other health professionals that use a voluntary register.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's policy is on the regulation of clinical technologists.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Scottish Government's publication entitled Healthcare Science in Scotland: Defining Our Strategic Approach,

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the modernising scientific careers framework for (a) medical physicists, (b) clinical engineers and (c) clinical scientists.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will undertake an audit of NHS equipment used in radiotherapy treatments.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the age demographic on the workforce for (a) medical physics and (b) clinical engineering.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to help raise awareness of careers in (a) medical physics and (b) clinical engineering.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) medical physicists and (b) clinical engineers have adequate access to advanced (a) radiotherapy and (b) other relevant equipment in hospitals.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent advances in clinical (a) technology and (b) other equipment on the number of (i) medical physicists and (ii) clinical engineers that

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Recruitment and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to (a) recruit and (b) train more (i) medical physicists and (ii) clinical engineers.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) Medical Physicists and (b) Clinical Engineers required in the NHS over the next (i) five (ii) 10 and (iii) 15 years.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the numbers of (a) Medical Physicists and (b) Clinical Engineers in the NHS Workforce as of 18 March 2024.

15 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effectiveness of the levels of security in community pharmacies to ensure (a) staff and (b) public safety.

15 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has taken recent steps to ensure that there is increased security for medicines within community pharmacies.

15 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an estimate of the amount of medication that has been stolen from community pharmacies in the last year.

15 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidences of assault have been committed against community pharmacy staff in the last year.

15 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the most common crimes that take place at community pharmacies.

15 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the safety of community pharmacies.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that local authorities are more involved in the delivery of (a) education and (b) health services for children with SEND.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department works with (a) local authorities and (b) the Department of Health and Social Care to provide joined up services for children with SEND.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support children with additional needs.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient qualified staff to deal with Education, Health and Care Plans.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for Education, Health and Care Plans.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Buses: Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set a deadline for all buses to be electrified.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North Yorkshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve (a) connectivity and (b) reliability in bus services in (i) York and (ii) North Yorkshire.

Source: official written-questions record.