Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Dulwich and West Norwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Southeastern: Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date in 2021 her Department approved the payment of a £30,000,000 dividend by London and Southeastern Railways Ltd under the terms of its Emergency Measures Agreement.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of continence products for unpaid carers; and what steps he is taking to review financial support for that purpose.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level inflation on the affordability of continence products for unpaid carers.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of inflation on unpaid carers.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Carers: Low Incomes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising energy costs on unpaid carers.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the policy paper entitled Our plan for patients, published by her Department on 22 September 2022, if she will publish further information on the strengthened and expanded mental

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people under the age of 18 received assessments from local authorities of their needs as carers in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

11 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the average waiting time in each region between a CAMHS referral by a school and (a) response to the referral and (b) first appointment.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Special Guardianship Orders: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people were in receipt of the special guardianship allowance for children overseas from an English local authority in 2021.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were removed from hospital waiting lists because their operation was cancelled due to a new (a) referral and (b) medical condition in the latest period for which data is available;

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of teaching assistants employed in schools in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 2010.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many mainstream schools have an (a) unit and (b) resource base attached to them to support children with speech and language development.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 14 September 2022 to Question 45030 on Railways: Greater London, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the potential impact of reductions in rail (a) services and (b) capacity on

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September to Question 45468, what recent steps his Department has taken to assess trends in the levels of vacancy rates in the school support staff workforce.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September to Question 45468, what assessment he has made of the availability of teaching assistants to support children with SEND.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of Clinical Commission Group areas that have (a) paused and (b) suspended non-urgent CAMHS referrals in each of the last five years.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Banks: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent advice she has issued to staff in her Department on issuing foodbank vouchers.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of schools' current ability to make referrals to CAMHS services.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to Answer of 14 September 2022 to Question 45030 on Railways: Greater London, what recent discussions her Department has had with Govia Thameslink on reductions in service.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rises in the cost of fuel on the (a) provision and (b) cost of school transport for (i) children and (ii) young people with Special Educational Needs and

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Foster Care: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rising living costs on the ability of local authorities to recruit foster carers in the next two years.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rising energy bills for childcare providers on the cost of childcare in the next two years.

7 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the (i) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (ii) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential impact of rising energy b

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average annual energy usage of (a) nurseries, (b) childminders and (c) other childcare providers in each of the past five years.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support (a) nurseries, (b) childminders and (c) other childcare providers with the rising cost of energy bills.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Childcare: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of rising energy bills on (a) nurseries, (b) childminders and (c) other childcare providers.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support (a) nurseries, (b) childminders and (c) other childcare providers with the impact of rising levels of inflation.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of inflation on costs for (a) nurseries, (b) childminders and (c) other childcare providers.

5 Sep 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Housing (Regulation) Bill: Tenant Management Organisations

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will ensure that the existing right to manage guidance for Tenant Management Organisation is reviewed in the context of the provisions of the Social Housing (Regulation) Bill.

Source: official written-questions record.