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.