Written questions
1,432 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Jan 2022 · Department for Education
Day Care and Educational Institutions: Air Conditioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria were used in the selection of the Dyson Pure Cool Formaldehyde – TP09 and Camfil City M as air cleaning units for education and childcare settings.
6 Dec 2021 · Department for Education
Dyscalculia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) assessment his Department has made and what (b) research his Department has conducted on the (i) data on and (ii) treatments for dyscalculia in England.
6 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase awareness of postural tachycardia syndrome and (b) ensure that the condition is not (i) damagingly missed or (ii) misdiagnosed as anxiety or chro
6 Dec 2021 · Department for Transport
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) assessment his Department has made of the potential impact that the reintroduction of compulsory PCR covid-19 testing for overseas arrivals will have on the travel industry and (b) support he will make
29 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Turing Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are on placements on the Turing Scheme for year 2021-2; and how much his Department will spend on that Scheme in 2021-2.
25 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Swimming Pools: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many public swimming pools have remained closed since being closed in 2020 in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
22 Nov 2021 · Cabinet Office
Ventilation: Public Expenditure
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has spent on campaigns to encourage better ventilation in buildings across the UK in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.
22 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Ventilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Government has spent on campaigns to encourage better ventilation in schools to tackle covid 19 in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021.
15 Nov 2021 · Women and Equalities
Transphobia
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to reduce transphobia in the (a) media, (b) NHS and (c) UK.
12 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Supply Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) national total and (b) average per school cost was of using supply teachers in the financial years (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20, (iii) 2020-21 and (iv) 2021-22 to November 2021.
12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the assessment rate is for UK national drug licences by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency as at 12 November 2021; and what steps his Department is taking to improve that
12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in the context of the reduction of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) licensing assessors, what role the (a) European Medicines Agency, (b) USA's Food and Drugs Administrati
12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) planned and (b) estimated percentage reduction is to (i) staff at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and (ii) licensing and assessment staff from 2019 through to M
12 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Educational Institutions: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the additional energy costs that educational establishments are facing this winter; and what additional funding his Department is planning to make available to educational establish
12 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers and (b) other school staff have been absent from working in schools in each month since January 2020.
12 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Administration of Justice: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2021 to Question 904111 on Administration of Justice: Access, what steps the (a) police and (b) CPS are taking to improve case file quality to help reduce the number of cases
12 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department is taking to ensure that (a) people with poorly controlled asthma are invited to receive their covid-19 booster jabs on time and (b) the evidence for changes to the vaccine prio
9 Nov 2021 · Ministry of Justice
Administration of Justice
What recent discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the effect of CPS administrative finalisation on access to justice.
5 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Question 58525 tabled on 18 October 2021, when his Department plans to respond to hon. Member for Twickenham regarding 111.
4 Nov 2021 · 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 potential merits of recognising positive results from antibody testing as proof of natural immunity, particularly for the purposes of acquiring an NHS
3 Nov 2021 · Department for Education
Coronavirus Catch-up Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the data collected (a) by Renaissance Learning on catch up needs for pupils in England and (b) by Ipsos MORI on catch up premium funds.
27 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Children: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional (a) funding and (b) support his Department has provided to meet (i) the costs and (ii) the needs of vulnerable children in social care placements over the past 12 months.
26 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Refugees: Afghanistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many letters her Department has sent to Afghan nationals in the UK telling them to make arrangements to the leave the country or face deportation since the Taliban assumed power in Afghanistan; an
26 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data his Department is collecting from schools to (a) monitor and (b) assess covid-19 catch-up activity.
26 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Pupil Exclusions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of pupils that have been off-rolled in state schools in each school year since 2015-16.
25 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Ventilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's Press Release, published on 21 August 2021, when he expects all 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors to have been delivered to schools; and how many of those monitors have been del
18 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Bounce Back Loan Scheme and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Social Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much funding has been granted through the (a) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and (b) Bounce Back Loan Scheme to (i) social care providers and (ii) the social ca
18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS 111
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average call duration, (b) average waiting time and (c) the total number of calls wherein the person calling dropped the call, were to the NHS emergency advice service number 111 in (i
15 Oct 2021 · Attorney General
Prosecutions: Standards
To ask the Attorney General, how many open cases the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has closed due to the CPS sending queries to those that had submitted the case, but receiving no response in the allotted time, in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020 and (d) 20
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Crew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) guidance and (b) support his Department has in place for commercial pilots licensed in the UK who may no longer be able to operate EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) registered aircraft.
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