Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to ensure that results from privately purchased rapid lateral flow tests for Covid-19 can be reported on the Gov.uk website.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

School Milk

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to provide healthy alternatives to cows' milk under the Nursery Milk Scheme for children who cannot consume cow’s milk for (a) medical, (b) ethical and (c) religious r

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including policies on epilepsy in the the Major Conditions Strategy.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Recycling: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2022 to Question 86609 on Recycling: Standards, when she plans to publish the results of the consultation on Consistency in Household and Business

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when Ofcom's review into the transparency of in-contract price rises is due to be published.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to refer the Impact Assessment for the 2023 statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines to the Regulatory Policy Committee.

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the proposed update to the 2023 statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines, what (a) evidential basis and (b) analysis his Department considered whe

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the proposed update to the 2023 statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health services medicines, whether other policy options were included on his Department's long-list

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the cap mechanism in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access on (a) levels of investment in late stage clinical trials a

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Royalties

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether officials in her Department have received representations from (a) the UK Cinema Association and (b) cinemas acting independently of the association on the potential impact of a rise in p

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport

Luton Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question 199520 on Luton Airport: Construction, if he will make it his policy to pause consideration of the Development Consent Order on expansion at Luton Airport

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2023 to Question 198559 on Energy: Hospitality Industry, whether she has received representations from (a) UK Hospitality, (b) the British Beer and Pub

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2023 to Question 198887 on Railways: Ticket Offices, if he will publish the Equality Impact Assessment undertaken by his Department on the potential closure of railway sta

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September to Question 198993 on Railway Stations: Parking, whether his Department has produced (a) an Equality Impact Assessment or (b) guidance for Train Operating Companies on acc

18 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental therapists are on the General Dental Council's waiting list for an overseas register exam.

18 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the pass rate for the General Dental Council's overseas register exam.

18 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices have returned to NHS dental contracts in the last 12 months.

18 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: General Dental Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of the General Dental Council in the last 12 months.

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

National Highways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average time taken by National Highways to administer a red claim for compensation in each of the last three years.

15 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Pupils and Students: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help schools make adjustments for (a) children and (b) young adults that are on the waiting list for an autism assessment.

15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) children and (b) young adults that receive an autism diagnosis.

15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) children and (b) young adults on a waiting list for an autism assessment.

15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle the backlog of people waiting for an autism assessment in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) west Essex.

15 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of people waiting for an autism assessment.

13 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport

Luton Airport: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Answer of 13 September 2023 to Oral Question 906407 from the Member for St Albans, whether the Government plans to accept the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee that there sho

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Audit

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the correspondence by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety to local authority Chief Executives on local audits in Eng

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the covid-19 wastewater testing programme in England on monitoring the rate of infection.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using air purifying equipment in schools on levels of covid-19 infections in schools.

12 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing guidance on the use of face masks in (a) hospitals and (b) care homes and (c) other health settings.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the research by the National Centre for Social Research entitled Alternatives to detention: evaluation of second pilot, published on 23 August 2023, what assessment her Department ha

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