Written questions

2,620 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's guidance on applying for Ukraine Family Scheme visas, if she will make it her policy to include surrogate mothers who are carrying the children of British nationals

2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will expand the eligibility for the £50 million NHS dentistry catchup fund to allow applications for orthodontic treatments.

2 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether dentists who apply for funding from the £50 million catch up fund for NHS dentistry are required to carry out treatments using this funding outside of their usual operating hours.

2 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with (a) the Local Government Association and (b) council leaders on the potential impact of building safety remediation costs proposed under the Building

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the decision of the Planning Inspector of 14 June 2021 on the Roundhouse Farm development, appeals reference APP/B1930/W/20/3265925, that states that this provision

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Green Belt

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the decision of the Planning Inspector of 14 June 2021 on the Roundhouse Farm development, whether the National Planning Policy Framework will include explicit prot

1 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the average cost difference between the installation costs and efficiency savings arising from smart meter installation.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Railways: Radlett

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Statement by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State on 23 February 2022, Official Report, colum148WH, if his Department will hold discussions with Hertfords

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pathology: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle workforce shortages in NHS pathology and (b) support recruitment campaigns in that specialism.

28 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds of Prey: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the reintroduction of (a) the white-tailed sea eagle and (b) other endangered raptor species in the East of England.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's inquiry, Work of the Department, on 25 January 2022, when he plans to publish the conclusions of his review of t

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's inquiry, Work of the Department, on 25 January 2022, if he will publish the terms of reference for the NHS long-

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Immunosuppression

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with patient groups representing people who have primary and secondary antibody deficiency.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing preventative covid-19 treatments to patients who are being treated with immunoglobulin replacement therapy.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK intends to place an order of Evusheld in advance of its potential approval by the MHRA.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the MHRA on approving the antibody treatment Evusheld.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing monoclonal antibodies to prevent covid-19 in adults and children over 12 who have primary and secondary antibody deficiency and who

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the decision to end the free provision of covid-19 tests, what modelling his Department has made of the financial costs of procuring covid-19 (a) lateral flow tests and (b) PCR te

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of ending free-of-charge covid-19 lateral flow tests on pregnant women.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of ending free-of-charge covid-19 lateral flow testing for the general public on health services and patient outcomes.

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of removing free-of-charge covid-19 lateral flow tests for individuals living in a household with someone who is immuno-suppressed or immuno-co

28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the ways his Department communicated with clinically extremely vulnerable people during the outbreak of covid-19 with reference to (a) shielding

24 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Overseas Visitors: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support she plans to offer to Ukranian nationals who are in the UK and who cannot return to Ukraine during the ongoing conflict.

24 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Visas: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will extend visitor visas to Ukranian nationals who are in the UK, and whose visas are due to expire, so that they are not required to return to Ukraine while the conflict is ongoing.

24 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the availability of financial advisers who are licensed to provide advice on transferring defined benefit pensions.

24 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislation proposals that prevent financial advisers from changing their recommendations on the benefits of transferring a defined benefit pension scheme, dependent on whether that adviser

24 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits to holders of defined benefit schemes of being required to obtain financial advice before transferring their pension.

24 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Pensions: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he will take to help ensure the availability of affordable professional financial advice for those with defined benefit pension schemes who wish to explore transferring their pension to (a) an alternative

24 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Loan Charge and HMRC's power to open a tax year and place it under enquiry, how many people are affected by having at least one of their tax years opened; and how many of those people have had

24 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislative proposals on leasehold reform to introduce rights for freehold home owners to seek redress at a First-Tier Tribunal should they consider estate o

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