Liz Twist

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

Water Charges: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation of the CCW independent affordability review to implement a single social tariff scheme; and if he

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

Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which Minister has responsibility for parks and green spaces.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for early years services.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of early years provision.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the role of early years services is in the Government's Levelling Up agenda.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide long-term investment certainty for water companies to assist them in playing a greater role in delivering on the Government’s environment

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of enabling the use of catchment approaches and nature-based solutions by water companies in delivering their regulated obligations

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Supply: Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reconcile (a) low average bills, (b) the need to support vulnerable customers and (c) other short-term deliverables in the water industry with lo

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Carbon Emissions and Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandating Ofwat to incentivise long-term outcomes on (a) net-zero and (b) the delivery of the 25 Year Environment Plan through th

29 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Respite Care: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a ring-fenced grant to assist local authorities in meeting their statutory duty to provide short breaks and respite for s

25 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives from (a) NICE and (b) NHS England on the potential merits for rare disease patients of the proposed changes to acce

25 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of how the Innovative Medicines Fund and NICE Methods and Process Review can together improve access to new medicines for patients with rare diseases.

25 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Rare Diseases: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of potential changes to NICE’s methods and processes to improve access to new medicines for patients with rare diseases.

22 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a statement on the ways in which early years provision will feature as part of the covid-19 catch-up recovery strategy; and how opportunities for play will be (a) encouraged, (b) supported and (

21 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Disadvantaged

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for disadvantaged pupils.

16 Jun 2021 · Northern Ireland Office

NHS: Northern Ireland

What assessment he has made of the effect of Budget 2021 on the ability of the Northern Ireland Executive to reduce NHS waiting times in Northern Ireland.

14 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Overtime

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) amount of overtime worked and (b) cost of that overtime worked by NHS staff throughout the course of the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

What recent progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.

19 May 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether safety duties relating to content that is harmful to adults announced as part of the Online Safety Bill in the Queen's Speech 2021 will include content on and related to (a) suic

14 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment Schemes: Asthma

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the economic benefits of assisting people with severe asthma to participate fully in the labour market.

14 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asthma

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 2021 to Question 179362, if she will make an assessment of the causes of inequality in pay and job prospects for people with severe asthma.

14 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Asthma

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference Demos' report entitled the economic cost of uncontrolled asthma, published February 2021, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people with asthma are able to stay in work.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Question 179363, what steps his Department is taking to expedite guidance on medicines that have taken longer than the 90 days to receive final guid

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to restore normal levels of respiratory care.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Asthma UK’s report entitled Asthma Care in a Crisis, Annual Asthma Survey 2020, if he will take steps to help ensure that people who are most at risk of having an asthma attack ar

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Asthma UK’s report, Asthma Care in a Crisis, Annual Asthma Survey 2020, what plans he has to improve the percentage of people with asthma who are receiving all elements of basic a

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescription Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with (a) severe asthma and (b) other conditions that place them at higher risk from covid-19 are able to access new medicines; and whethe

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the finding in the report published in February 2021 by Demos entitled Potential Limited that uncontrolled asthma is

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the finding in the report published in February 2021 by Demos entitled Potential Limited that people in work who suff

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Asthma: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding by Asthma UK that one in every five severe asthma patients receive a referral, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with severe asthma receive t