Written questions
2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question 151279, on Evusheld, how long the Antivirals and Therapeutics Taskforce or its predecessor took to assess and make a recommendation on the availa
25 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question 151279, on Evusheld, whether the UKHSA has reviewed studies published by the US Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency on the
25 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2020 to Question 151279, on Evusheld, what other covid-19 variants Evusheld is being tested against.
25 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question 151279, on Evusheld, when the UKHSA began testing Evusheld’s effectiveness against the covid-19 omicron variant; and whether UKHSA has guidance o
25 Apr 2022 · Department for International Trade
UK Trade and Business Commission
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy to implement the 21 recommendations in the first annual report from the UK Trade and Business Commission.
25 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Pilot Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government trials on e-scooters will conclude.
25 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Bicycles: Speed Limits
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the assisted speed limit of electric bikes in the UK to 20mph.
22 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average ambulance waiting time is across all NHS ambulance trusts; which of those trusts have the longest waiting times; and how that compares to ambulance waiting times in (a) 2019 and (b
21 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ambulance Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulance services are at Level 4 in the Resource Escalation Action Plan in England as at 21 April 2022.
21 Apr 2022 · Home Office
Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Telephone Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with regards to her Department's MP hotline and Option 2 (Homes for Ukraine scheme), what the average call wait time is until calls are answered.
21 Apr 2022 · Home Office
Visas: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, for what reason there is a delay between a positive decision to issues a visa and the provision of a Permission to Travel document.
21 Apr 2022 · Home Office
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications to the Homes for Ukraine scheme were received by UKVI between 18 March and 25 March 2022; and of those how many had received a permission to travel letter as of 18 April 2022.
21 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman: Parish and Town Councils
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department intends to publish a response to the 2015 consultation to extend the remit of the Local Government Ombudsman to certain parish and town councils.
21 Apr 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the DVLA on ensuring that drivers whose licences are due to expire by 31 August 2022 are notified of the expiry date.
21 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with representatives of NHS Trusts on street safety issues as a result of NHS workers, particularly women, not being able to access free car parking at work.
21 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Parking
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the cost to (a) nurses, (b) midwives and (c) other NHS workers of ending free car parking.
20 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Office
Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to introduce the Public Service Ombudsman Bill, as drafted in December 2016, to Parliament.
20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Companies Act 2006
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if the Government will review section 172 of the Companies Act 2006 with a view to creating a legal requirement for companies to align their social and environmental impact with t
20 Apr 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will launch a review into the energy costs incurred by those who need to power 24/7 medical equipment at home; and what assessment he has made of the merits of introducing n
20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will enable children aged five to 11 who are clinically vulnerable or live with clinically vulnerable people to book their second covid-19 vaccination via the National Booking System after an
20 Apr 2022 · Home Office
Domestic Abuse: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic abuse charities specialising in support for older people receive funding from the Government.
20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether officials in his Department are working with representatives of the UK diagnostics industry on pandemic preparedness.
20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support manufacturing of covid-19 lateral flow tests in the UK.
20 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the impact of the coronavirus test device approvals (CTDA) process on (a) domestically- and (b) foreign-manufactured covid-19 tests which are
14 Apr 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Chelsea Football Club: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the directors of Chelsea FC on consulting supporters on the sale of the club through the creation of a democratically elected shadow board.
14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of Primary Care Networks that have borrowed funding from their member GP practices to pay staff costs as a result of the time taken for payment under the Add
14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the value for money and effectiveness of the (a) training, (b) administration and (c) staff time costs incurred by GP practices of administering the Additional Roles
14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) to allow diverting ring-fenced ARRS funding towards core GP funding so that those practices can recruit more core staff before cre
14 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Wind Power: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will launch a public consultation on reviewing footnote 54 relating to onshore wind energy development applications in the National Planning Policy Framework in the context of
14 Apr 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Wind Power: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with (a) onshore wind providers and (b) local authorities on footnote 54 of the National Planning Policy Framework regarding the presumption against wind
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