Jo Platt

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to monitor the success of the Household Support Fund in reaching (a) unpaid carers and (b) other financially vulnerable households.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to assess levels of poverty among unpaid carers; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of unpaid carers who live in poverty.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions on (a) local carer support organisations and (b) their ability to provide support to unp

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to implement the fresh approach to supporting unpaid carers recommended by the Darzi Review.

18 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of local medical committees advising GPs to withdraw from ADHD shared care agreements; and what steps his Department plans

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce the average call waiting time for the Child Maintenance Service helpline.

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of care for people with ME.

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of implementation of NICE guideline NG206 on myalgic encephalomyelitis.

27 Nov 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Special Educational Needs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online risks faced by children with special educational needs and disabilities.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on recruiting 6,500 teachers.

22 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Employment: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity is taking steps to measure links between differences in pay and the socioeconomic background of employees.

22 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Private Sector: Pay

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department is taking steps to help reduce pay inequalities based on class in the private sector.

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities support kinship carers.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that mainstream schools are (a) inclusive and (b) supportive of autistic pupils.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support Integrated Care Boards to ensure appropriate provision of autism (a) assessment and (b) support services.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatric Hospitals: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Dynamic Support Register in preventing autistic people from being detained in mental health hospitals.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Psychiatric Hospitals: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will have discussions with (a) the National Autistic Society and (b) other autism charities on (i) mental health reform and (ii) the detention of autistic people in mental health hospitals.

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Methylphenidate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had round tables with suppliers of methylphenidate prolonged-release tablets since April 2024; what discussions his Department has had on the difficulties suppliers are f

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department is making with manufacturers on resolving issues of ADHD medicine supply.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to coordinate a local plan with (a) NHS Trusts and (b) healthcare organisations to help tackle shortages of ADHD medication .

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help people who are unable to access the ADHD medication they need.

22 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of health visitors in England on children's health.

22 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of health visitors in England in each year since 2010.

21 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Electronic Government: Proof of Identity

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2019 to Question 359 on Electronic Government: Proof of Identity, for what reason the Answer did not publish the 46 Government servic

17 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons parents and children of people who have died after being infected by contaminated blood products do not receive on-going financial support.

16 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Software

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2019 to Question 284390 on Public Sector: Computer Software, whether (a) his Department and (b) the GDS is monitoring the numb

16 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he has had with the RNIB since the 3 May 2019 decision of the High Court on electoral accessibility.

16 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Elections: Visual Impairment

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to improve electoral accessibility for voters with blindness following the decision of the High Court on 3 May 2019.

16 Oct 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Huawei: 5G

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 292999 on Huawei: 5G, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to telecoms networks arising from the delay of a decisi

16 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Government Chief Data Officer

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 8 October to Question 293725 on Government Chief Data Officer, until what date the objective of appointing a Chief Data Officer by 2020 ap