Written questions

Rachael Maskell

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

BUPA: Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of BUPA dental practices on NHS patients.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to develop a career structure for social care staff.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that social care capacity is covered in his workforce plan.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the social care sector to (a) support hospital discharges and (b) provide transitional care.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include a plan for the delivery of services outsourced from the NHS in his workforce plan.

20 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help ensure that staff on outsourced contracts from the NHS receive a cost of living pay increase.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's guidance on refraining from involuntary installations of prepayment meters from customers over 85 years old; and if he will make an asse

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's (a) Code of Practice on involuntary prepayment installations and (b) guidance on pre-payment meters for residents with severe health iss

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of an energy social tariff; and if he will run a pilot.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Transport: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require all state and independent schools to develop a school travel plan.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Control: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of school streets.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Speed Limits: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing speed limits around schools.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Crossings: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues on criteria for safe crossings around schools.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms she has put in place to ensure that funding disputes between health providers and local authorities do not stall a placement for a young person with SEND.

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient high quality residential placements for children and young people with serious mental health challenges in every locality.

19 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Childcare

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of good quality childcare on levels of economic productivity.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Flexible Working: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of flexible working arrangements for parents in employment.

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require the NHS to conduct an annual audit of childcare requirements for its staff to help inform staffing rotas.

19 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) availability and (b) cost of childcare on NHS staff's (i) working hours and (ii) ability to work full time.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Holiday Leave: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring employers to allow staff to take leave during school holidays.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Academic Year

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing free childcare in school holidays for children of parents who have to work during school holidays.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the impact of eligible children not accessing their right to free meals under the Holiday Activity and Food Programme on levels of food poverty of those children.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to assess the nutritional value of meals provided by the Holiday Activities Fund.

19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals have been able to access the Holiday Activities Fund (HAF) in each of the holidays since that Fund was created in (a) York and (b) England.