Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of dentistry places at universities; and whether he plans to introduce incentives to help ensure dentistry graduates work in the NHS

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has to ensure that every child is able to see an NHS dentist; and if she will introduce a school dental check-up service for every school-aged child.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board on establishing a centre for dental development in York.

18 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to address the shortage of NHS dental appointments.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Mental Health: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that the National Curriculum includes lessons on personal wellbeing and building resilience for addressing mental health challenges for school pupils from Reception to Year

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Arts: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to ensure that all students up to Year 11 participate in art and creative subjects during the school week.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

School Leaving: Employment and Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing classes for school leavers to assist with life skills such as budgeting and preparation for work.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Music: GCE A-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to allow pupils who attend schools where is it not viable to offer an A-level in music due to low pupil demand to continue their studies in that subject up to A-level.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Music: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to increase the availability of music education for all students up to Year 11.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the York Central constituency do not have qualified teacher status.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) policies and (b) commitments in the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme are being developed alongside and incorporated into the forthcoming Land Use Framework.

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme includes (a) specific, (b) timebound and (c) measurable targets for enabling the UK to ad

18 Apr 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) natural flood management, (b) urban tree planting, (c) peatland restoration, (d) sustainable urban drainage and (e) other nature-based approac

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in crisis teams in mental health trusts; and what steps he is taking to ensure that they are staffed to meet the needs of the p

17 Apr 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of providing therapeutic placements instead of prison sentences for people with mental health, neurodiversity or learning difficul

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Police Custody and Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who have been detained in (a) prison or (b) a police cell due to not being assessed by a mental health crisis team under Section 47 of the Me

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the responsiveness of crisis teams in mental health services; and if he will set national standards for that responsiveness.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people with (a) autism, (b) learning difficulties and (c) mental health challenges who are placed in residential provision out of area; and what steps he

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all local authorities assess the placement needs of its locality for people who require residential care provision for people with autism, learning difficulti

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting time for access to community child health services.

17 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 reduce waiting times for children and young people to receive mental health support.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective procedures relating to children and young people.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking (a) to tackle vaccine hesitancy in minority communities and (b) with local healthcare partners to help increase uptake of vaccines in minority communities.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to tackle misinformation on healthcare products (a) online and (b) in communities.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review into whether vaccine misinformation has contributed to trends in levels of non-covid 19 vaccine uptake over the last 10 years.

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review into (a) the adequacy of the level of public understanding of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Yellow Card reporting system and (b) any changes

17 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Clinical Trials: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to help increase the representation of ethnic minority patients participating in clinical trials.

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April to Question 171482 on Disability and Special Educational Needs, when she plans to publish the new national special educational needs and disabilities and alternative provision

17 Apr 2023 · Treasury

Universal Credit: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Universal Credit claimants have paid voluntary national insurance contributions to cover their time claiming Universal Credit because those credits are not automatically transferred to the electronic Nation

17 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Restart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the Restart scheme to provide support for people unemployed for more than 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.