Written questions

1,432 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken (a) research and (b) trials to investigate whether treatments for covid-19 can be used for pulmonary fibrosis.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is of (a) research and (b) trials in respect of pulmonary fibrosis.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Media: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to help ensure that (a) TV news broadcasters and (b) print news outlets report responsibly to reduce the negative impact of panic-buying.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research his Department has carried out on the impact of (a) 38.4 tonne and 44 tonne volumetric mobile plants on road infrastructure and (b) increasing number of journeys required by the use of lighter vol

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) total cost and (b) cost to the public purse as a proportion of his Department's research budget is of departmental research into miscarriages in the last 12 months for which figures ar

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides for research into the (a) causes of and (b) treatment for miscarriage prevention.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential (a) risks and (b) merits of allowing travellers with proof of recovery from covid-19 to be subject to the same rules for testing and isolati

22 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of trends in data on the prescription of anti-psychotic medication for people with a diagnosis of dementia by individual CCG.

22 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS (a) England and (b) Improvement on anti-psychotic prescription rates for people with a diagnosis of dementia.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) research and (b) preparation his Department has undertaken on the impact of (i) rising energy prices, (ii) rising fuel bills, (iii) potential food shortages and (iv) the removal of the £20 upli

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Food Poverty: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) research and (b) preparation his Department has undertaken on the impact of (i) rising energy prices, (ii) rising fuel bills, (iii) potential food shortages and (iv) the removal of the £20 upli

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to provide food voucher support for vulnerable children for the duration of (a) the upcoming autumn 2021 half-term and (b) upcoming winter break 2021-22.

22 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to offer free visitor visa extensions to people who have been unable to use the visas they paid for due to travel restrictions during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Gardens: Waste Disposal

What assessment he has had made of the potential effectiveness of providing free garden waste collections as proposed in the consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for publishing the results of the pilot on daily testing of school pupils who were contacts of covid-19 positive cases.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on the circumstances under which schools should deliver remote learning in place of face-to-face teaching to school and college pupils from September 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department is putting in place to tackle covid-19 outbreaks in schools from September 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle delays at DVLA offices in issuing licences.

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people of retirement age are ineligible for the mobility component of personal independence payment.

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing ear wax removal procedures on the NHS for (a) pensioners and (b) people on low incomes.

2 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Serbia

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including Serbia on the covid-19 green list for travel.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance the Government is providing to covid-19 quarantine hotels on ensure=ing that they have adequate ventilation for such quarantine.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that mandatory covid-19 quarantine hotels meet effective sanitation standards.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with specific dietary requirements have access to appropriate food in covid-19 quarantine hotels.

29 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of people who have contracted covid-19 in covid-19 quarantine hotels.

29 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of students applying for visa extensions in response to the duration of their courses being extended as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

29 Jun 2021 · Home Office

Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to grant cost exemptions to students who need to extend their visas to complete their course in the UK as a result of the duration of their courses being extended due to

25 Jun 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Software

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2021 to Question 10673 on NHS: Computer Software, what measures are in place to prevent people who use lateral flow tests at home from failing to input a positive

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allocate funding to the Adoption Support Fund beyond 2022.

14 Jun 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to change the eligibility criteria for the Adoption Support Fund.

Source: official written-questions record.