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.