Written questions

5,143 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Podiatry: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department have made of the adequacy of resources for podiatric care in the NHS.

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the NHS has taken to contact women who missed breast cancer screening appointments due to the covid-19 pandemic.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer responsible for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

12 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Military Coups

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support UK nationals in African countries experiencing coups d'état.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether representatives of the Government were invited to attend the meeting of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva on 28 August 2023.

12 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Transfers: Maximum Security Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any prisoners have been moved to higher security prisons since the escape of a prisoner from HMP Wandsworth.

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Haemochromatosis: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning research into the impact of haemochromatosis-related symptoms on people living with the condition.

12 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce a reciprocal free movement zone within the UK for Russian diplomatic staff.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Healthy Start Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the uptake of the Healthy Start scheme in (a) the South East and (b) England was in the past year.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Podiatry: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for podiatric care.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to help improve the resilience of inland waterways in the context of climate change.

11 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Abduction

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions on enforced disappearances with the UN working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances.

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are absent without leave as of 11 September 2023.

11 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Treasury: National Security

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been reported missing for more than (a) one, (b) six and (c) twelve months.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alison Kelly

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the dates Alison Kelly, the former nursing and quality director at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was last employed by (a) the NHS and (b) an organisatio

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons some NHS hospitals do not permit birthing partners to remain overnight; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of those policies on (a) mothers and (b) families.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) inform and (b) help support patients with type-2 diabetes who may be affected by shortages of medications.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Staff: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have been disciplined for sexual harassment of (a) NHS staff and (b) patients in each of the last five years.

11 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he had with his Chinese counterpart on Russia's invasion of Ukraine during his recent visit to China.

11 Sep 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of its sanctions on Russia.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether their Department has a Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to support the active removal of greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Meetings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answers to Questions 193235 and 194771 on Railways: Ticket Offices, what protocols his Department follows to record meetings attended by Ministers.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to develop a more circular economy for resources.

Source: official written-questions record.