Written questions

Vicky Foxcroft

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department carried out an equality impact assessment on the decision to not offer new parents on legacy benefits access to the Healthy Start scheme.

19 Jan 2022 · 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 on 28 July 2021, when the Disability Unit plans to launch its next disability survey.

19 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Community Transport: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what steps his Department has taken towards working with the Community Transport Association and other stakeholders to unde

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, was recent steps his Department has taken to encourage local authorities to require drivers to complete disability awarenes

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Ports: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021 and the £1 million made available to improve the accessibility of lifeline seaports on the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Sc

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what work his Department has carried out to date with consumer groups and charge point operators to set clear accessibility

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what recent work his Department has carried out with Blue Badge users and local authorities in England to ensure its suitab

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Applications

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 towards improving the online Blue Badge application process.

18 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS and Social Services: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, whether his Department has made training on autism and learning disability available to all health and adult s

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what recent progress her Department has made towards the introduction of a new approach to conditionality for disab

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Departmental Coordination: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, when the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work plans to chair the second quarterly meeting of the Disabilit

18 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what progress his Department has made on using £1 million of funding by spring 2022 to recruit more disabled magistrates in E

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

Housing: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Raising accessibility standards for new homes consultation, which closed on 1 December 2020, when his Department plans to publish the findings of that consultat

18 Jan 2022 · Women and Equalities

Disability: Commonhold and Leasehold

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy, published 28 July 2021, when her Department plans to open its consultation on the requirement for landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) autistic children and young people and (b) other pupils in Lewisham Deptford that have yet to return to full-time education as a result of covid-19.

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to reincorporate (a) autism and (b) special educational needs and disability into the Initial Teacher Training Framework.

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for SEN support in schools for the purposes of ensuring that autistic children who do not have an education health and care plan are supported.

18 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Local Government and Schools: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on working strategically across schools and local authorities to help ensure that all staff receive autism train

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

Buildings: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy on Ensuring the safety of disabled people, whether his Department's research to develop robust evidence to inform polic

17 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government

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 on 28 July 2021, what steps the Central Digital and Data Office took towards the continuation of

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published on 28 July 2021, (a) whether the Disability Unit completed its review of the way the UK government engages with disabled people b

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Government: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, (a) whether her Department created a Disability Commissioning Taskforce of disabled people’s user-led organisations

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

Public Footpaths: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published on 28 July 2021, what steps his Department has taken to date to improve access, signage and information on exis

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

Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published on 28 July 2021, whether all stretches of the England Coast Path had opened or had establishment works underway