Written questions
1,285 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of unaddressed sensory health, vision and hearing conditions on (a) mental health and (b) cognitive decline.
10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to deliver (a) teaching and (b) upskilling sessions to (i) community optometrists and (ii) other non-hospital staff.
10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Integrated Care Boards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Integrated Care Boards have established (a) two-way communication and (b) image sharing between all optometry and ophthalmology services.
10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve NHS workforce capacity to meet (a) current demand and (b) future patient need.
10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to increase workforce capacity in NHS ophthalmology services.
10 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Broadcasting: Television
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to publish the consultation on local television licences.
10 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Local Broadcasting: Television
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to paragraph 3.7 of the policy paper entitled Up next - the Government's vision for the broadcasting sector, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the delay in th
5 May 2023 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the penalties are for train companies which putting rolling stock into service without a functioning accessible toilet.
5 May 2023 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of rolling stock which has entered service without a functioning accessible toilet in the last 12 months.
5 May 2023 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train operating companies are required to inform passengers in advance if a train is in service without a functioning accessible toilet.
5 May 2023 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains per train operating company went into service without a functional accessible toilet in the last 12 months.
5 May 2023 · Department for Transport
Rolling Stock: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department permits train operating companies to take rolling stock into service without a functional accessible toilet.
5 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last discussed the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah with his Egyptian counterpart.
5 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has his Department made on securing consular access for Alaa Abdel Fattah.
5 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Alaa Abd El-Fattah
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure the release of Alaa Abdel Fattah.
28 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Services: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) ensure ethnicity data is effectively gathered and (b) reduce delays in data delivery to help tackle disparities in maternal health.
28 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Disparities Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will require the Maternity Disparities Task Force to publish clear and measurable success metrics.
28 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Disparities Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will revise the Terms of Reference for the Maternity Disparities Task Force in order to ensure they (a) adequately reflect the multiple and complex reasons underlying those disparities and (b
28 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Maternity Disparities Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government’s Maternity Disparities Task Force is next scheduled to meet.
28 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Assistive Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will provide dedicated funding for assistive technology to support disabled people to access services in jobcentres.
28 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what step his Department is taking to make job centres accessible.
28 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Jobcentres
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobcentres there are in the UK; and how many and what proportion of these are fully accessible for disabled people.
19 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Visas: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 130066 on Biometrics visa exemptions, how her Department defines an urgent request for a person to be excused or deferred from having to enrol their
19 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Visas: Biometrics
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 130066 on Biometrics visa exemptions, what the procedure is for a person to be excused or deferred from having to enrol their biometric information
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who were not awarded the Personal Independence Payment following (a) the initial decision and (b) mandatory reconsideration (i) lodged an appeal which then lapsed
18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Children: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to ensure the equal availability and delivery of support for disabled children in all post codes.
18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to ensure that changes to the SEND system do not make it more challenging for parents to receive support for their children.
18 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Carers: Parents
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government plans to take to support parent carers of disabled children with returning to work.
18 Apr 2023 · Treasury
Wines: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increases in the level of alcohol duty on international wine trading in the UK.
18 Apr 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Support: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the capabilities of the Universal Support scheme to support blind and partially sighted people to find and retain employment.
Source: official written-questions record.