Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Social Housing Regulation Bill on (a) existing right to manage guidance and (b) contracts between Tenant Management Organis

5 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Recruitment and Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the vacancy rate for NHS doctors; and what steps he is taking to promote careers in the NHS.

5 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Higher education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of university places for UK medical students.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the current vacancy rate for teaching assistants for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with rail operators on plans to restore services that have been recently withdrawn in London at a future date.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with rail operators on the role of public consultation prior to withdrawing services or reducing carriage numbers.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of the proposed reduction in rail service frequency and carriage numbers in London, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of that proposal on rail (a) passenger numbers an

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is taking steps to improve the recruitment and retention of teaching assistants to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of teaching assistants who have left the education sector in each of the last five years.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of the proposed reduction in rail service frequency and carriage numbers in London, what estimate his Department has made of the total amount of funding to be returned to the public purse in redu

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in the context of a proposed reduction in rail service frequency and carriage numbers in London, whether his Department has undertaken modelling of potential modal changes from rail towards (a) private cars and

2 Sep 2022 · Leader of the House

Older People: Abuse

To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the Prime Minister regarding a response to the letter from Baroness Greengross of 20 June 2020 on supporting older victims of abuse.

20 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support (a) Hourglass and (b) other charities that provide advice to older victims of domestic abuse.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children's Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 23781 on Children's Centres, what estimate he has made of the number of children who have not had access to sure start services as a result of those closures.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children's Centres: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2022 to Question 23781 on Children's Centres, what assessment he has made of the impact of those closures on levels of support available for families with young children.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25946 on Children: Day Care and her Majesty’s Chief Inspector’s response, what assessment he has made of the impact of nursery and childcare provider closures

7 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of how underspend on tax free childcare has been used in each of the last five years.

7 Jul 2022 · Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) forecast and (b) actual expenditure was for the tax free childcare scheme in 2021-22.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an estimate of the amount spent on early help social services in 2021-22 by region.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an estimate of the amount spent on early help social services in 2020-21 by region.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an estimate of the amount spent on early help social services in 2019-20 by region.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an estimate of the amount spent on early help social services in 2018-19 by region.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will make an estimate of the spending on early help social services in 2017-18 by region.

7 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 25945 on Children: Day Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing childcare ratios on levels of childcare staff (a) recruitment and

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding set out in the Royal College of Radiologists' Clinical radiology census report 2021 that there is a 10 per cent. funded vacancy rate in NHS England's clinical radiolog

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement of 25 April 2022 of an additional £50 million of Government funding in 2022/23 to further expand the cancer and diagnostics workforce, and to the finding set out

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Professions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding set out in the Clinical oncology census report 2021 that there is a 17 per cent. shortfall of clinical oncologists.

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding set out in the Clinical radiology census report 2021 that there is a 28 per cent. shortfall of interventional radiolo

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement of 25 April 2022 of an additional £50 million of Government funding in 2022/23 to further expand the cancer and diagnostics workforce, and to the finding set out

29 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure the shortfalls in the clinical radiology workforce as identified in the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2021 clinical radiology workforce census are addressed in the fort

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