Written questions

422 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Paramedical Staff: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason students studying for a Paramedic Science degree course as their second degree are not eligible for grants from the NHS Learning Support Fund.

25 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have died after their claims have been denied for (a) Employment Support Allowance and (b) Universal Credit in each of the last 10 years.

25 May 2022 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Small Businesses

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is providing support to small and medium sized businesses in the wine and spirits sector to assist with the financial implications of that sector's taxation system.

25 May 2022 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of the Wine and Spirit Association’s proposed model for the taxation of wine and spirits.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

HM Passport Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will instruct HM Passport Office to make available more fast-track and premium service appointments.

23 May 2022 · Home Office

HM Passport Office: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of staff at HM Passport Office, in order to manage the backlog of outstanding passport cases.

23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a patient to be diagnosed with long covid within NHS Trusts in the South East.

23 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support and resources are being made available to NHS Trusts in the South East for patients diagnosed with long covid.

23 May 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Unemployed People: Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial support her Department is providing to people diagnosed with long covid who are out of work.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Rodenticides: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will review whether Brodifacoum is safe and appropriate to be using in the open countryside.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the compilation of evidence that underpins the Benyon Review and Nature Recovery Green Paper.

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of ambulance responses by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to category 4 call-outs were within the target of 180 minutes; and what the average response time was in that servic

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of ambulance responses by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to category 3 call-outs were within the target of 120 minutes; and what the average response time was in that servic

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of ambulance responses by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to category 2 call-outs were within the target of 40 minutes; and what the average response time was in that service

10 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of ambulance responses by the South East Coast Ambulance Service to category 1 call-outs were within the target of 15 minutes; and what the average response time was in that service

9 Mar 2022 · Church Commissioners

Clergy: Retirement

To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reforming the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009 to bring measures relating to the mandato

18 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the outbreak of covid-19 on the demand for urgent NHS specialist eating disorder treatment in Kent and Medway.

2 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recommendations of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report entitled Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit Report: United Kingdom of Great Britain

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Physical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on fulfilling the core objectives of the national curriculum physical education programme for primary school children.

14 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of places in swimming lessons for (a) adults and (b) children in (i) Canterbury constituency and (b) Kent.

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Canterbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of available nursery places in (a) Canterbury constituency, (b) Canterbury district, during the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 school year.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Buses: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays in processing Passenger Carrying Vehicle licences by the DVLA on the availability of bus drivers in (a) Kent and (b) the UK.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Remote Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the Government's response to the Local Authority Remote Meetings call for evidence.

3 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of emergency dental treatment for refugees who have been resettled in the UK from Afghanistan as part of the UK's military withdrawal fro

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the backlog in driving theory test availability in (a) Canterbury and (b) Kent; and what steps he is taking to clear that backlog.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the backlog in practical driving test availability in (a) Canterbury and (b) Kent; and what steps he is taking to tackle that backlog.

18 Aug 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Macular Degeneration: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the stock of Verteporfin held by NHS trusts.

18 Aug 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation officials in his Department undertook with commuters prior to the introduction of flexible rail season ticketing.

12 Jul 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Justice: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to tackle race disparity in the youth justice system, particularly with regard to those held on remand.

23 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 16930, Social Security Benefits: Appeals, if her Department will publish the conclusions of their research and analysis to understand the consequences

Source: official written-questions record.