Written questions

2,147 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Orthopaedics: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support her Department provides to people who are waiting for (a) trauma, (b) joint replacement and (c) other orthopaedic treatment who have to give up their jobs until they receive that treat

1 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Joint Replacements: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle backlogs in joint replacement surgery.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pupils: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many students took part in the Adjustment Planner pilot.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 1648 on Employment Schemes: Chronic Illnesses and Disability, if he will provide an anticipated timeline for the publication of that information.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of phone-based applications for Personal Independence Payment on people with energy-impaired illnesses.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to allow Personal Independence Payment applications to be made online.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to reform the social care charging system.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to increase the number of social care workers.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding allocated for social care.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Learning Disability: General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that all people with a learning disability are included on a GP learning disability register.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people had their Motability allowance stopped in each of the last three financial years; and how many of those people had their allowance stopped after moving from Disability Living Allowance t

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessment: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government Response to the Work Capability Assessment: Activities and Descriptors Consultation, CP973, updated on 22 November 2023, if he will publish his Department's review of su

22 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Wholesale Trade: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will hold discussions with the Federation of Wholesale Distributors on trends in the level of crime affecting the wholesale sector.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to reduce the cost of repairs to pavements that have been damaged by pavement parking.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission research on the potential impact of pavement parking on (a) disabled people and (b) other pedestrians.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Attendance Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the (a) number of Attendance Allowance claimants who were contacted by decision-makers to give an explanation for their decision between 1 April and 30 September 2023 after

21 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Public Footpaths: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure footways are accessible for people with visual impairments.

21 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by Sustrans, entitled Disabled Citizens' Inquiry: Giving disabled people a voice in walking and wheeling policy and practice, publi

21 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1370 on Access to Work Programme and with reference to the Answer of 30 November 2022 to Question 96603 on Access to Work Programme, for what reaso

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work on 20 November 2023, HCWS44, what estimate he has made of the completion date for the Health

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the written ministerial statement by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 20 November 2023, HCWS44, how many people who have received support from the Enhanced Support

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the written ministerial statement by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 20 November 2023, HCWS44, how many people have received support from the Enhanced Support Serv

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the written ministerial statement by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 20 November 2023, HCWS44, which 13 areas have been chosen as test sites for the Employment and

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Training: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the written ministerial statement by the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work of 20 November 2023, HCWS44, what training his Department provides to Employment and Health Pract

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 November 2023 on Health and Disability White Paper Tests and Trials, HCWS44, how individuals will be selected for the severe disability group pilot; and if

20 Nov 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 the average waiting time was for a referral to child and adolescent mental health services in (a) Lewisham Deptford constituency, (b) London and (c) England in the latest period for which data

17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many calls were responded to by mental health ambulances in London in each of the last 12 months for which data is available.

17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health ambulances are in service in (a) London and (b) England.

17 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people who were unable to access support due to the annual cap on the Access to Work grant were deaf in each of the last five years.

14 Nov 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Victims: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the provisions in the Victims and Prisoners Bill to safeguard disabled victims of crime.

Source: official written-questions record.