Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure local authorities maintain adequate finances.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the assessment of risks associated with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools is being integrated with assessments for any other potential structu

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to assess maintained nurseries for risks associated with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reasons for which risks associated with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools did not become apparent before August 2023.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a building condition survey for every school; and whether she plans to take steps to prioritise school repair and rebuilding projects.

5 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a detailed timeline of decisions made relating to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in schools over the last five years.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Civil Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of litigation on culture in the NHS.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to strengthen the application of the duty of candour to leaders and managers within the NHS.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Intensive Care: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review intensive care environments to identify (a) risk and (b) the potential ways in which greater scrutiny and oversight practices can be introduced.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring two clinicians to be present in order to access medication in the NHS.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non disclosure agreements have been issued by the NHS in each of the last five years for which data is available (a) nationally and (b) in York.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the use of non disclosure agreements in the NHS.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission in examining cases reported by whistle-blowers concerning claims of misconduct, bullying, harassment and discriminati

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthwatch England: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase funding for Healthwatch England.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create an independent complaints system for NHS staff to raise concerns about patient care and potential malpractice.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of NHS processes for dealing with whistle-blowers.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide senior leaders in the NHS with Continuous Professional Development.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to assess the competency of senior managers in the NHS; and what steps he is taking to improve accountability structures in the NHS.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of staffing levels in the NHS on the levels of supervision provided to clinicians.

5 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to review the reports of all whistleblowing investigations undertaken by his Department in the last 10 years to identify any recurring themes or issues.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have sufficient resources to assess risks posed by the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to provide local authorities with additional funding to assess their estates for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the adequacy in the size of local authority finance reserves.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Better Care Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet Colleagues on the potential merits of increasing the level of funding for the Better Care Fund.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with local authority leaders on funding for local authorities.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding formula for local authorities.

4 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for local authorities.

4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

York Hospital: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the maintenance of York Hospital buildings and estate.

4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the NHS estate on his Department’s New Hospital Programme; and whether he plans to r

4 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to complete an survey of the NHS estate for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

Source: official written-questions record.