Written questions

Liz Twist

325 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the data quality for NHS Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services in (a) Tyne and Wear and (b) England.

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment of the total amount of funding available to local councils in England in Financial Year 2023-24 and the amount needed to meet their existing

9 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will increase funding for local government.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department provides guidance to local authorities on which services to prioritise when services need to be reduced or removed due to financial shortfalls.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support is available to councils who inform his Department that they face significant financial shortfalls.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of councils using all of their reserves to balance their budgets on their (a) short and (b) medium-term financial sustainability.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he is taking steps to help financially support councils using reserves to cover shortfalls in spending.

2 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cystic Fibrosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the findings of the report from the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on UK Cystic Fibrosis Service Resourcing 2019 to 2021, published on in June 2022, whether the Government is taking steps

1 Nov 2022 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Email

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether Ministers in his Department have sent any privileged Government information to and from their personal email addresses.

27 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the monthly £350 thank you payments under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to account for the needs of s

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of the Professional Standards Authority on the adequacy of their funding model.

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to mitigate the potential costs of regulatory reform to the health and care sector.

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Care Professions Council: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on staff retention of the 20 per cent rise in registration fees proposed by the Health and Care Professions Council.

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Care Professions Council: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will discourage the Health and Care Professions Council from proceeding with proposals to increase their registrants’ fees by 20 per cent.

20 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Training

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long it takes to be trained as an authorised officer of HMRC with the power of arrest.

20 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average (a) level of experience and (b) salary is of a Grade 7 HMRC officer; and whether a trainee would be ranked as Grade 7.

20 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Discrimination

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all complaints of racism and discriminatory behaviour by HMRC officers are investigated; and if he will make a statement.

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction: Mental Health

To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the research by the Chartered Institute of Building entitled Understanding Mental Health in the Built Environment, published on 11 May 2020, and the research by Mate

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Construction: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the research by the Chartered Institute of Building entitled Understanding Mental Health in the Built Environment, published on 11 May 2020, and the research by