Written questions

2,576 written questions tabled, most recent first.

5 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Illness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what provisions are in place to support families of young people who have severe mental health issues.

5 Jul 2018 · Department for Education

Design and Technology: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is taking steps to help increase the number of PGCE courses available for prospective design technology teachers; and if he will make a statement.

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of Government funding for pharmacies.

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the level of reported underpayments to pharmacists by the NHS Business Services Authority.

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the NHS Business Services Authority on payments to pharmacists.

4 Jul 2018 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Afghanistan: Sikhs

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Afghanistan Government on the protection of Afghan Sikhs.

4 Jul 2018 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to transfer responsibility for all mains water pipes to water companies.

4 Jul 2018 · Women and Equalities

Females: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what consultations are being carried out with government departments on their progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goal 5.

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Genomics: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the competitiveness of the NHS Genomic Testing Services tender; and what steps he is taking to mitigate risk associated with monopoly providers of whol

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cancer patients will not experience delays to their diagnosis and treatment as a result of proposed changes to genomic cancer testing services as

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of ID checks and charges on waiting times for urgent treatment for non-UK citizens in (a) Birmingham and (b) England.

4 Jul 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tuberculosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of adequacy of his Department's funding for the eradication of tuberculosis.

4 Jul 2018 · Department for International Development

South Sudan: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will allocate additional funding to tackle food insecurity in South Sudan.

28 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Universities: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had and with whom on funding for mental health services at universities; and if he will make a statement.

28 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Universities: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services at universities in (a) England and (b) Birmingham.

28 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that temporary housing is available to people who urgently require such housing.

28 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that an adequate level of quality housing is available in Birmingham.

25 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what criteria his Department will use to assess progress on the implementation of Strategic Development Goal 5 in the Voluntary National Review in 2019.

25 Jun 2018 · Women and Equalities

Females: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what form of technical capacity the Government has provided to each of its Departments of State to enable them to implement Sustainable Development Goal 5.

25 Jun 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Business Improvement Districts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether there is a timescale for the publication of the outcome of an appeal in a Business Improvement Districts bid.

13 Jun 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to establish a system leadership group to promote the recommendations of the I CAN and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist report, Bercow: Ten Years, published on 20

13 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Speech and Language Disorders: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that his Department's response to the consultation Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future – a draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027, will take into account th

13 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Speech and Language Disorders: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of (a) I CAN and (b) the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists on the Bercow: Ten Years On report, published on 20 Mar

5 Jun 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in (a) England, and (b) Birmingham, Edgbaston constituency have not been sent their invitation to their final breast screening appointment.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Save the Children Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that existing Save the Children projects continue following the decision of that organisation not to bid for further UK funds.

4 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Private Education

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2018 to Question 144381 on Developing Countries: Private Education, for what reason that Question could only be answered at disproportionate cost when such infor

1 Jun 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the January 2018 Independent review of Full-Time Social Action.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve humanitarian access to South Sudan.

1 Jun 2018 · Department for International Development

South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changing conflict dynamics in South Sudan on the ability to deliver aid in that country.

17 May 2018 · Department for International Development

Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to tackle the spread of Ebola in Mbandaka.

Source: official written-questions record.