Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Habitual Residence Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of covid-19 international travel restrictions on an individual's ability to meet the criteria for the Habitual Residency Test.

9 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2021 to Question 3127, what outcomes will be required to be recorded on the Pelvic Floor Registry database; and what steps he is taking to ensure that data requirem

9 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department are taking to ensure availability of electric vehicle charging facilities across England.

9 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a seasonal visa scheme for heavy goods vehicle drivers in the UK.

9 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to asses the availability of NHS Dentist appointments in England.

8 Jun 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing a deposit return scheme.

4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to reduce NHS orthodontic waiting times.

4 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Motor Vehicles: Testing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to make specific financial support available to the motor trade industry to compensate loss of revenue as a result of the six month extension of MOTs following the covid-19 outbreak.

4 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review guidance on postnatal visits during the covid-19 outbreak to remove restrictions on visiting times.

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 173157, how his Department collected the views of people with protected characteristics, such as blind and partially sighted people as part of the recen

4 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 March 2021 to Question 173157, when he plans to publish the results of his Department’s pavement parking consultation, which closed on 22 November 2020.

27 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the medical conditions exempt from prescription charges to include transplant patients.

26 May 2021 · Department for Education

Communication Skills: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that all schools are meeting their statutory requirements as part of the spoken language programme of study within the Primary and Secondary National Curriculum.

26 May 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking tackle the language gap between the most and least advantaged pupils.

26 May 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: English Language

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 school closures on the spoken language (a) development and (b) ability of schoolchildren across all ages.

24 May 2021 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2021 to Question 1192, what plans he has to make changes to SATS tests in the 2020-21 academic year in terms of (a) content, and (b) the collation of results to facilitate their

24 May 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local area SEND accelerated progress plans are publicly available documents; and if he will make a statement.

24 May 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities have been required to produce an Accelerated Progress Plan as a result of a revisit by Ofsted and Care Quality Commission inspectors under the local area SEND inspection programme; and w

18 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Mesh Implants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the specialist mesh treatment centres that opened on 1 April 2021, if he will publish details of (a) what data is to be recorded following mesh removal and (b) the database to be

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Peripheral Arterial Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to help people with peripheral arterial disease and chronic limb-threatening ischaemia to gain prompt access to limb-saving NHS services; and if he will make a stateme

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Deep Vein Thrombosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to help people with deep vein thrombosis and post thrombotic syndrome to access NHS elective services as part of the NHS restart; and if he will make a statement.

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Peripheral Arterial Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS Reset, what steps the Government is taking to help people with (a) lower limb venous insufficiency and (b) venous leg ulcers to gain access to NHS elective services; and if he

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Peripheral Arterial Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are on community caseloads for lower limb arterial and/or venous disease treatment; what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on the difficulties people with lower limb

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the mental health effect of stigma on people with myalgic encephalomyelitis; and what plans he has to tackle those effects.

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to improve the process of diagnosis for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis.

17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Green Homes Grant scheme until 31 March 2022.

17 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of people who have had health complications after receiving a covid-19 vaccination.

14 May 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the mandatory calorie labelling on menus on people suffering or recovering from eating disorders.

14 May 2021 · Department for Transport

Railways: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to work with Railcard to extend the expiration date of railcards which have expired during the period of national covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

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

Newspaper Press: Social Media

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to introduce transparency reports for recognised news publisher websites in respect of harm occurring on their comments boards.

Source: official written-questions record.