Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve substance misuse services for people in prison; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking a public health approach to such misuse.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of the federated data platform.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Records: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the federated data platform on (a) healthcare and (b) the ability of health authorities to identify trends to support the provision of healthc

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, against what criteria the potential provider of the Federated Data Platform will be assessed to ensure it has the capabilities to deliver the project.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to communicate to patients about the (a) Federated Data Platform and (b) use of their data.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to monitor the use of the Federated Data Platform.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Federated Data Platform protects the confidentiality of patient details outside of (a) clinical and (b) research requirements.

18 Oct 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions Ombudsman: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time from the initial receipt of a complaint is for the Pensions Ombudsman to conclude an investigation that the Early Resolution Team have escalated.

17 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps to (a) provide women with jobs on leaving prison and (b) help women to transition into work.

17 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to provide community based substance misuse and mental health services for women leaving prison.

17 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the provision of safe housing to women leaving prison on levels of (a) reoffending and (b) safety of those women.

17 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his oral statement on Prison Capacity on 16 October 2023, what steps he is taking to expand the work of Women's Centres.

17 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Centres: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to ringfence funding for Women Centres for future financial years.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Musicians: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help music centres to recruit young musicians from Europe for training in the UK.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts and Music: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support arts and music organisations following the UK's departure from Creative Europe.

17 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on creating healthy homes.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that interventions are made as early as possible to resolve patient and staff complaints within the NHS.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to promote a culture of listening and learning in the NHS.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of NHS cases received by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to review the work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to review whistleblowing processes in the NHS.

17 Oct 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff at the (a) Army Foundation College, (b) Infantry Training Centre and (c) Army Training Centre have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) found guilty of (A) sexual offences against recruits and (B) other of

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase spending on (a) estates and (b) infrastructure for primary care.

17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of General Practitioners' report entitled Fit for the Future: Reshaping general practice infrastructure in England, published in May 2023, if he will make an ass

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of out of school provision of specialist support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the potential merits of placing children with special educational needs and disabilities in a specialist (a) unit within a mainstream school and (b) school; and if sh

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a therapeutic whole school approach that integrates the needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities with those of other children.

16 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Speech and Language Therapy: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities receive an initial assessment for speech and language therapy within an appropriate time scale;

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) help ensure that children with special educational needs and disabilities can access, (b) ensure adequate funding of and (c) reduce delays in the delivery of specialist services.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Social Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits every school having an identified and trained person to provide support to children and young people who have experienced (a) domestic violence, (b) child

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