Written questions

325 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) highest ten areas of programme expenditure under the exclusive control of her Department during the spending review period 2022-23 to 2024-25 and (b) amount of programme expenditure a

26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to include a primary care incentive within the Investment and Impact Fund to help ensure that asthma patients receiving frequent courses of oral corticosteroids are referred to

26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to allow initiation of biologic treatments for severe asthma to take place in secondary care.

26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Accelerated Access Collaborative

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to extend the NHS Accelerated Access Collaborative's rapid uptake programme for severe asthma.

26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for patients to be first seen at each severe asthma centre.

24 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Gateshead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of dentists in Gateshead who (a) treat NHS patients and (b) have left the NHS to work in private practice since March 2020; and what the average size of

14 Apr 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the reported use of flights to and from Russia via Serbia on the effectiveness of the EU-wide ban on flights in and ou

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme: Low Incomes

What assessment he has made of the impact of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery scheme on local authorities' ability to improve the energy efficiency of homes of low-income households.

2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Menopause: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide patients access to (a) hormone replacement therapy and (b) other innovative treatments for the menopause.

2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Menopause: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) barriers faced by area prescribing committees in reviewing new treatments for the menopause and (b) impact of area prescribing committee backlogs

2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the availability of Hormone Replacement Therapies for the menopause (a) privately and (b) on the NHS; and what plans his Department has to ens

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gynaecology: Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to ensure the forthcoming Women’s Health Strategy responds to the views of women who have experienced pain due to gynaecological examinations and procedures.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his officials have had with NHS England about the meeting held on the 4 February 2022 with the Campaign Against Painful Hysteroscopy; and if he will make a statement.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hysteroscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to develop national guidelines on the provision of hysteroscopies for investigating suspected gynaecological conditions.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hysteroscopy: Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of fear of painful hysteroscopy has had on uptake of procedures.

10 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hysteroscopy: Pain

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has to update Quality Standard 2 in QS47 on Heavy Menstrual Bleeding to state that all women undergoing outpatient

9 Feb 2022 · Wales Office

UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the Shared Prosperity Fund.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £1.2 million allocated by the Government to establish a real time suicide surveillance system in England (a) has been spent and (b) is remaining.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) police and (b) coroners will regularly contribute to a national real time suicide surveillance system in England.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the ongoing funding requirements for a national real time suicide surveillance system in England.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Bereavement Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of a national real time suicide surveillance system to suicide bereavement support planning in England.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many local areas in England have established a real time suicide surveillance system; and of those areas, how many are contributing to a national system as of 4 January 2022.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for a national real time suicide surveillance system being operational in England.

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to protect children who (a) have complex respiratory and neurological conditions and (b) other clinically extremely vulnerable children aged five to 11 from covi

4 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of vaccinating children aged five to 11 against covid-19 who (a) have complex respiratory and neurological conditions that make them

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make (a) an assessment of the role of the Landlord TAP scheme in helping water companies to identify financially vulnerable tenants before they fall into debt and (b) the La

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of stakeholder support for the introduction of the single social tariff scheme proposed by the CCW independent affordability review; and if he

16 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Direct Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Water Direct scheme; and if he will ensure that that scheme enables customers to pay water bills through deductio

16 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Charges: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the role of the Landlord TAP scheme in helping water companies to identify financially vulnerable tenants before they fall into debt; and if he will ma

16 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies: Information Sharing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure that the data sharing powers conferred under the Digital Economy Act 2017 are being fully utilised to help ensure that water companies (a) identify and (b) support fi

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