Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Topiramate: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on public health of shortages of the prescription drug Topamax; and if he will make a statement.

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people to choose whether to receive the Warm Home Discount from their gas supplier rather than their electricity

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Section 9 Conflicts of interest in the Policy paper entitled Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review: update report on government implementation, published on 22 D

6 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with police forces in England on the impact of abnormal load movement restrictions on the road haulage industry.

19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alprazolam and Temazepam: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of shortages in prescription drugs (a) Temazepam and (b) Alprazolam on patients who are regularly prescribed those drugs; and if he will make a

15 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 104365 on Oak National Academy, if he will publish the non-statutory curriculum guidance that will be provided to Oak National Academy.

15 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the current sick pay policy for NHS staff with long covid.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what powers NHS England has to hold homecare medicines services providers to account for (a) delayed deliveries, (b) delayed treatment initiation and (c) missed doses of medicines.

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the quality assurance and governance processes set out in contracts for homecare medicines service in England include as key performance indicators for monthly performance assessment the nu

14 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to his Answer of 13 December to Question 103061 on Surgical Mesh Implants, if he will detail the (a) source and (b) method of collection of other data used in the audit which used the iden

13 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to his Answer of 25 November to Question 89897, Energy: Houseboats, what steps he is taking to (a) identify houseboat residents and (b) ensure they receive their Energy B

7 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the forthcoming National SEND and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan will consider the whole journey of young people with SEND through a 0 to 25 system; what assessme

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to direct the Oak National Academy on children's learning about (a) society and (b) history.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to safeguard the independence of the content and style of curriculum materials produced by the Oak National Academy.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy: Publishing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what impact the Oak National Academy’s proposed creative commons licensing would have on teacher authors’ moral rights of (a) attribution and (b) integrity.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the potential loss of revenue for teacher authors from Oak National Academy spending on full curriculum resources.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the impact on the commercial curriculum resources market of converting Oak National Academy to an arms-length body producing state-financed and endorsed curriculum materials.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing energy cost support after April 2023 on the finances of further education colleges.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Adult Education and Apprentices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will set out the total spending on (a) adult education and (b) apprenticeships in each of the last five years.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the funding rate per pupil for (a) schools, (b) sixth-form colleges and (c) further education colleges was in each of the last five years.

1 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Public Finance: Further Education

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he held discussions on the potential merits of allocating additional funding to further education colleges before the publication of the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for differences in the levels of funding received by local authorities under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme; and what steps he is taking to

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Billing

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help ensure that energy suppliers punctually and adequately refund the credit balances of their customers who pay for their energy

29 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Mortality Rates

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for National Statistics data entitled Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 18 November 2022 published on 29 November 2022, whether he has made an a

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for a Disabled Persons Railcard to include neurodiverse people who do not claim benefits.

23 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment the potential financial impact of the freeze on the state pensions for British people living abroad on people receiving a UK pension in (a) Canada, (b) Australia and (c) In

22 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS dentistry provision in Hull West and Hessle constituency.

17 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Houseboats

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of the number of houseboat residents who are not protected by the domestic energy price cap as they purchase electricity through residential moorin

17 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 16 November to Question 83744, and of 31 October to Question 72434, on Migrants: Employment, if she will make available the data she has on the record of the Employer Checki

16 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of deaths related to complications from pelvic mesh implants; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that data on instances of mesh related deaths i

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