Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) mental and (b) physical health impact on HGV drivers whose working hours have been extended.

3 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Government announcement of temporary visas for 5,000 HGV drivers on 25 September 2021, how many temporary visas have been granted for HGV drivers who transport (a) fuel and (b) food.

3 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Heathrow Airport: Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Western Rail Link to Heathrow was not included in the Union Connectivity Review.

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average response time is for Building Safety Fund applications; and whether his Department has a target response time for applications to that fund.

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made or commissioned an assessment of the mental health impact on leaseholders of remediation costs for non-compliant cladding.

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Building Safety Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure decisions on Building Safety Fund applications are communicated in a timely manner to (a) building owners and (b) occupants.

2 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the November 2021 Royal College of Emergency Medicine Acute Insight Series, Crowding and its Consequences.

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on social housing of the finding by Shelter on increases in the number of people living in overcrowded conditions i

2 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by his Department to work on the Managing pavement parking consultation that closed in November 2020.

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on countries whose activities undermine the Dayton Agreement and peace in Bosnia and Herzegovi

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the EU and (b) his European counterparts on ensuring peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2 Dec 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions has he had with his counterpart in Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding upholding the Dayton Agreement and ensuring peace in that country.

2 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of covid-19 testing labs that have the technology and capacity to identify the (a) delta variant and (b) omicron variant from PCR swabs.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to reduce waiting times for patients wishing to have a GP appointment (a) in person and (b) by telephone.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce GP waiting times for (a) telephone and (b) in-person appointments.

1 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce driving test waiting times.

1 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the availability of driving tests in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

1 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current driving test waiting times.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentists in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of dental practices and dentists.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of dental practices in (a) Slough, (b) the South East and (c) England.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of dentists in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Association's August and September 2021 NHS data analysis, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of non-covid related care.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of NHS dental services in (a) Slough, (b) the South East, (c) England and (d) the UK.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS dentist waiting times.

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Association's analysis of pressures in general practice and the equivalent of 1,704 fewer full-time GPs as of September 2021 than in 2015, published 1 December

1 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the British Medical Association's analysis of pressures in general practice, published 11 November 2021, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the finding

26 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of covid-19 vaccine doses that his Department will have donated to COVAX by the end of January 2022.

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Integrated Rail Plan, what specific upgrades are planned for the line connecting Liverpool and Warrington; and when his Department plans to deliver them by.

24 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeline is for the completion of the Whole Industry Strategic Plan.

Source: official written-questions record.