Written questions

1,355 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has provided to care homes on ensuring that residents are able to receive family member visits on a regular basis as lockdown restrictions are eased during the covid-19

12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date all students will be able to return to their university campus and resume in-person teaching during the covid-19 outbreak.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) standard of dental health and (b) potential effect on people's dental health of the ability of dental practices to de-register patients without notice leaving

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the long-term effectiveness of covid-19 vaccination.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disability: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support disabled children and their families recover from the effects of the covid-19 outbreak.

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on self-employed people of the delay in the fourth grant under the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme; and whether he has plans to provide further sup

12 Apr 2021 · Treasury

Taxis: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing funding to the private hire vehicle sector to help that sector recover from the effects of the national covid-19 lockdown restrictions tha

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of travelling to covid-19 hotel quarantine settings for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether pregnant women are exempt from the covid-19 hotel quarantine restrictions when they are travelling to the UK from a red list country for essential reasons.

12 Apr 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory covid-19 tests for people that have received fines for breaking the national covid-19 lockdown rules.

23 Mar 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fisheries: Quotas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release, UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway, published on 16 March 2021, what proportion of the approximately 25,000 tonnes of u

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Centene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of GP surgeries owned by Centene corporation in England; and if he will make a statement.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made on his Department's review of support for children with special needs education in England that began in September 2019.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gaming: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing adult gaming centres to reopen alongside retail from 12 April 2021 as covid-19 restrictions are eased.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to people who do not have internet access at home to book a covid-19 vaccination appointment.

22 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to update the Highway Code to prohibit parking on pavements throughout England.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the ability of dental practices to de-register patients as a result of inactivity without giving notice to the patient.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure children with epilepsy have mental health support integrated into their care.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the publication of the Commission on Human Medicines' report, Epilepsy Medicines in Pregnancy on 7 January 2021, what plans he has to ensure greater awareness among health profess

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to fund epilepsy medicines research to ensure safer drugs for pregnant women with epilepsy.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to extend the MHRA and NHS Digital Medicines in Pregnancy Valproate Registry to include all anti-epileptic drugs.

22 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on whether there is a casual link between the Oxford AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine and incidences of blood clots.

19 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Biofuels

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to facilitate the continued use of E5 fuel for Classic Car owners.

19 Mar 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Bus Services: Restart Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities to exclude coach tour operators from the Restart Payments; and if he will make a statement.

17 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Employment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on levels of employment.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Roads: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the UK road haulage industry of the restriction to a total of 90 days out of 180 for their drivers in EU countries compared to their previous unlimited access before

17 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2020 to Question 97696, what the planned timescale is for the full rollout of the Medical Device Information System; and what steps he is taking to ensure that

17 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Medical Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2021 to Question 167296, whether the collection of information on surgical implants and devices from healthcare providers on pelvic floor, or mesh and related pro

17 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the treatment options available to people with symptoms of long covid.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Social Media: Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to tackle racist and misogynistic abuse in newspaper comment sections.

Source: official written-questions record.