Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the independent report of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, updated on 11 September 2023, what plans he has to develop a new vaccine programme to protect infant

9 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of (a) trends in the number of professionals who are qualified to audit local authority accounts in England and (b) the potential impact of those trends

8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Shingles: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people aged between 66 and 69 on 1 September 2023 are eligible for the shingles vaccine.

8 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Sudan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to provide additional funding to universities to help support international students from Sudan whose families have been displaced by the war in that country.

8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total number of patients in England that NHS weight management services has capacity to provide semaglutide treatment for in the next 12 months.

8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the NHS providing semaglutide injections to eligible individuals in the next 12 months.

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Semaglutide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of NHS patients who would be eligible to use Wegovy.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce backlogs of audit opinions for local government bodies.

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the blue badge scheme enforceable on off-street local authority land.

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community diagnostic centres have been opened over the course of the current Parliament; and how many and what percentage of diagnostic centres have been opened (a) in existing health sett

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter of 7 March 2023 from the then Minister for Social Care to the Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust, whether it remains his policy that fibroscans will be in use a

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Health Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) dentists, (b) GPs and (c) pharmacists per 100,000 people in each integrated care system area; and if he will publish those estimates by Index of Mul

7 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential impact of trends in the level of inflation on the Government's net zero policies.

7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who use vapes (a) as an aide to stop smoking cigarettes and (b) who did not previously smoke by (i) age, (ii) gender, (iii) ethnicity, (iv)

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken mitigate the impact of shortages of (a) Ozempic, (b) Rybelsus, (c) Trulicity, (d) Victoza, (e) Saxenda, (f) Byetta and (g) Bydureon.

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to dentistry for pregnant women by (a) ICB area and (b) sub-location; and if he will publish that assessment.

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Practitioner Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) dentists, (b) GPs and (c) pharmacists per 100,000 people in each ICS area; and if he will publish those estimates by Index of Multiple Deprivation.

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Dental Recovery Plan will be published.

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community diagnostic centres have been opened over the course of this Parliament; and how many and what percentage of diagnostic centres have been opened (a) in existing health settings an

19 Oct 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Grievance Procedures

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require employers to include information about grievance procedures in employment contracts.

19 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to access mental health services in Birmingham.

19 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Combined Authorities: Warwickshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent (a) discussions and (b) consultations he has held on the proposal to bring Warwickshire into the West Midlands Combined Authority area.

19 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Barbecues: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has held discussions with (a) local authorities, (b) retailers, (c) Keep Britain Tidy and (d) other stakeholders on banning the sale of disposable barbecues.

19 Oct 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Business Rates: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support he is offering Birmingham City Council to help maximise business rate retention.

18 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the letter of 7 March 2023 from the then Minister for Social Care to the Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust, whether it remains his policy that fibroscans will be in use a

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the West Coast Main Line to meet anticipated future passenger and freight usage in the context of the decision not to proceed the northern section

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

West Coast Main Line: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the potential increase in freight that will be transported along the West Coast Main Line in the context of not proceeding with the northern section of HS2.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of not proceeding with the northern leg of HS2 on the number of lorries on UK roads.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Listed Buildings: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to improve the protection of listed buildings.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for patient transport services in each regional ambulance service in England in the last 12 months.

Source: official written-questions record.