Written questions
2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of minimally invasive cancer therapies among (a) healthcare professionals and (b) patients.
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to support equal access to (a) hybrid closed loop and (b) other new medical technologies.
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help ensure access to hybrid closed loop technology.
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to (a) involve patients with and (b) raise awareness of the (i) potential merits and (ii) availability of hybrid closed loop technology.
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to monitor the effectiveness of hybrid closed loop technology implementation on (i) glycaemic control, (ii) quality of life and (iii) reduction in complications for patient
22 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of closures of community ambulance stations on people living in rural areas.
21 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the submission by NHS England to NICE of Form ID6262: Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir for treating COVID-19 (Partial Rapid Review of TA878), what assessment she has made of the potent
20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance services were at Level 4 Resource Escalation Action Plan in England as of 20 November 2023.
20 Nov 2023 · Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact of changes to alcohol duty implemented in August 2023 on tax receipts.
20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that covid-19 antivirals are available to all clinically vulnerable patients.
20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Viral Diseases: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the capacity of NHS England to treat patients identified by NICE as being eligible for the (a) nirmatrelvir and (b) ritonavir antiviral treatments.
20 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions her Department has had with NHS England on the distribution of Paxlovid for the treatment of covid-19.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Local Housing Allowance and Rents: St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a comparative assessment of (a) the Local Housing Allowance and (b) average rental costs for four bedroom properties in St Albans District Council area.
20 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November to Question 1392 on Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a Children's Services Commissioner to
13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will fund specialist pancreatic cancer roles in every Cancer Alliance.
13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a 21-day treatment standard for pancreatic cancer.
13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make a comparative estimate of pancreatic cancer survival rates in (a) the UK and (b) other comparable nations.
13 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing an optimal care pathway for pancreatic cancer.
10 Nov 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Area SEND inspection of Hertfordshire Local Area Partnership report, published on 10 November 2023, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of appointing a Children’s Services
10 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the his department's publication Consultation outcome to Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy, updated 21 September 2023, when he
8 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pharmacies have bought coded stamped lateral flow tests for collection by immunocompromised patients from 17 November.
7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the UKHSA Advisory Board: finance report, updated on 17 July 2023, on what date he expects the 2024/25 budget settlement for Covid-19 to be confirmed.
7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Sotrovimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the supply of anti-viral drug Sotrovimab for immunocompromised patients.
7 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Accident and Emergency Departments: Sotrovimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of hospitals with accident and emergency units have supplies of Sotrovimab.
17 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 16 of Annex B of the Impact Assessment for the Statutory Scheme – Branded Medicines Pricing, what the evidential basis is for the assessment that the resources deployed
16 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
National Lottery Heritage Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the National Lottery Heritage Fund in awarding grants to small charities.
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2023 to Question 189672 on Special Educational Needs, when he plans to decide whether to issue additional guidance on school admission for summer born children with an Educatio
13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Secondhand Goods
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the viability of the second hand market for electric vehicles.
13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to require breast cancer screening invitations to include an appointment time.
13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to enable individuals who are not eligible for the autumn 2023 covid booster vaccine to purchase the vaccine.
Source: official written-questions record.