Written questions

1,338 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle technical issues in relation to home office applications.

19 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of trends in the number of technical issues in relation to home office applications since January 2023.

19 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the cause of recent technical issues delaying home office applications.

19 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Home Office: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are awaiting decisions on applications to the Home Office as a result of technical issues in each month since January 2023.

19 Feb 2024 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for biometric residence permits were delayed as a result of technical issues in each month since January 2023.

19 Feb 2024 · Cabinet Office

Weather: Death

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess winter deaths there were in each month from November 2023 to February 2024.

19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the additional £95 million investment in dementia care has been allocated.

19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is on target to double dementia funding by 2024/25.

19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include Masters of Pharmacy courses in the NHS Learning Support Fund.

19 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason Master of Pharmacy courses are not included in the NHS Learning Support Fund.

5 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will undertake a review of the adequacy of funding for continuing healthcare.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of households that are (a) affected by the two-child limit and (b) living in poverty.

19 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nepal: Reconstruction

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help support reconstruction in Nepal.

19 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of instructing the General Medical Council to regulate (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates on the quality of care.

19 Dec 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the Household Support Fund on low-income households.

11 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Turkey

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the attacks in north-east Syria.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of cat abductions.

11 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on reports of Israel’s use of artificial intelligence to identify targets in Gaza.

11 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nigeria: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Nigerian counterpart on the drone strike in Kaduna State.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the amount of used medical equipment that is recycled.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of used medical equipment was recycled in each of the last three years.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the offer of 30 hours of free childcare for three and four year-olds to the children of working parents in families with no rec

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mental health support for people with endometriosis.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of awareness of endometriosis among doctors.

30 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis of and (b) care for people with endometriosis.

29 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Migrants: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of children in families with no recourse to public funds who are unable to access 30 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to communicate with (a) schools and (b) local authorities about the extension of eligibility for free early education for 2-year-olds with no recourse to public funds.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the extended 30 hours childcare offer to allow migrant parents with the right to work to access that offer.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of individuals who are not eligible for the extended 30 hours of childcare offer because they are subject to the no recourse to public funds condition;

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase access to FibroScan testing for liver fibrosis through Community Diagnostic Centres.

Source: official written-questions record.