Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve and maintain th

1 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disabil

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achie

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve an

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve and mainta

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability netw

31 Jan 2022 · Department for International Trade

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networ

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks, (b) achieve and mainta

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken to (a) encourage and support workplace disability networks

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Disability: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken on (a) encouraging and supporting workplace disabili

31 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published July 2021, what recent steps his Department has taken on (a) encouraging and supporting workplace

31 Jan 2022 · Attorney General

Attorney General: Disability

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published July 2021, what recent steps her Department has taken on (a) encouraging and supporting workplace disability networks, (b) achieving and maintaining the

31 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published July 2021, what recent steps No. 10 Downing Street has taken on (a) encouraging and supporting wo

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) when the Minister for Disabled People last met with the Government's Disability and Access Ambassadors and (b) what recent steps she has taken with those ambassadors on disability and access.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made the potential effectiveness and suitability of personal independence payment assessment criteria for people with fluctuating long-term conditions.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the continence descriptor used as part of the personal independence assessment criteria for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease; whether her Depar

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of work capability assessments for people with inflammatory bowel disease; and if she will make a statement.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the PANORAMIC sub-study investigating the effect of prescribing antivirals to people living with a covid-19 positive patient will begin.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether covid-19 lateral flow tests will continue to remain free indefinitely for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable or immunocompromised and their friends and families.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to consult with charities representing clinically vulnerable and immunosuppressed groups as his Department develops its plan for living with covid-19.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure all staff in primary care, NHS 111 and NHS 119 know how to refer people at highest risk of becoming seriously ill with covid-19 for access to new covid-19 treatmen

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the most recent quarterly statistics on Personal Independence Payments, whether her Department records the number of days between an appeal against a decision on Personal Independence

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the most recent quarterly statistics on Personal Independence Payments, what steps her Department has taken to ensure Mandatory Reconsideration stage decision-makers implement the impl

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which parts of Birmingham will be covered by her Department’s second Health Transformation Area; and when she expects that pilot to start engaging with disabled people.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to commission an external evaluation of the Health Transformation Area programme.

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 103606, how many of the (a) 500 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments and (b) 1,500 Work Capability Assessments have resulted in (i) no PI

28 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2022 to Question 103607 on Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations, whether she plans to compare the accuracy of Work Capability Assessments and Personal Inde

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Urban Areas: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what recent progress his Department has made on considering how it can support projects that i

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, what progress his Department has made on conducting a network-wide accessibility audit of station facilities at all 2,565

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