Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Nov 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Squirrels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 to permit grey squirrels to be released by vet practi

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

Postage Stamps: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a review into postage stamp prices.

15 Nov 2022 · Cabinet Office

Covid-19 Inquiry: Costs

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the projected cost to the public purse of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

9 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which quarters has the Employer Checking Service response times failed to meet its Service Level Agreements since 2018.

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) businesses on taking steps to ensure that energy supplies to businesses that manufacture healthcare products is maintained

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Equipment: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that businesses involved in the manufacture of healthcare products have their energy supply prioritised in the event of energy rationing in win

8 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Wind Power: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Offshore wind workers concession on (a) training and (b) employment numbers of UK seafarers; and if she will undertake a review of the impac

8 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Bank Services: Disability

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential challenges people with disabilities experience when accessing online banking services.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Buses: Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the speed of the bus and coach driver licence acquisition process.

8 Nov 2022 · Home Office

Buses: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to add bus and coach drivers to the Skilled Worker Visa: Shortage Occupations list.

8 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport

Buses: Driving

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of drivers in the bus and coach industries.

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made on the potential effect of wage demands on the homecare medications services.

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of homecare medicines services in NHS contracts and framework agreements.

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the implications for his policies of concerns raised by the British Society for Rheumatology with the National Homecare Medicines Committee, National Clinical Homecar

8 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ophthalmic Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to expand the size of the ophthalmology work force.

3 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freeports and Investment Zones

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it is his Department’s policy that existing free ports can apply to (a) become investment zones and (b) contain investment zones within them.

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

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to reapply green levies to fuel bills following the end of the Energy Price Guarantee in April.

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

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he will publish the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Core Group 2.

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

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the take up rate amongst pre-payment meter customers of vouchers for the £400 rebate; what plans he has to support those who are digitally excluded;

26 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Cost of Living Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he has considered the potential merits of making the Cost of Living Payment available to households that are receiving state pension but are not eligible for pension credit.

26 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Migrants: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the performance of the Employer Checking Service.

26 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the finding in the interim review of the independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, published in February 2022, that there is limited capacity a

25 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reducing the number of international students at UK universities on the UK's future position in the Higher Education Policy Institute soft-powe

20 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS vacancy statistics, published in June 2022, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 132,000 full-time equivalent NHS staff vacancies on staff (a) mo

20 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is her policy to publish the NHS workforce strategy by the end of 2022.

20 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient full-time equivalent consultants to meet patient demand over the next (a) five, (b) ten and (c) 20 years; and if she will make a stateme

20 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the number of University places available to study medicine on the ability of the NHS to keep pace with patient demand over

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to implement Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 to require the installation of sustainable drainage systems in new developments.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he intends to publish the findings of the review of the case for implementing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

18 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Cost of Living Payments: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing targeted cost of living support for blind and partially sighted people.

Source: official written-questions record.