Written questions

1,432 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total spend was by NHS England on children and young people’s mental health services including (a) spending by clinical commissioning groups and (b) spending on Tier 4 services in each of

2 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish a plan to support GPs to manage the long-term consequences of covid-19 in the community.

2 Mar 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of benefit assessors receiving mental health first aid training.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of nurses employed in GP practices that do not have sick pay included in their contracts.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of implementing the NHS Agenda for Change Payscale on the average general practice nurse salary.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of general practice nurses did not receive the 2 per cent pay uplift included in the 2018-19 GP contract.

25 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a pay body to set pay and terms and conditions for nursing in general practice.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Office for Students: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the Independent Advisory Assessment Panel's report to him on that panel's recommendations for the appointment of the new Chair of the Office for Students.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Office for Students: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Lord Wharton was the highest scoring candidate for the role of Chair of the Office for Students following the Independent Advisory Assessment Panel's recruitment process.

25 Feb 2021 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny

What steps she is taking to ensure parliamentary scrutiny of UK trade deals.

19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support the additional educational needs of children in kinship care who are homeschooling as a result of the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure that kinship carers are being vaccinated against covid-19.

19 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of prioritising people in close contact with the clinically extremely vulnerable for the covid-19 vaccine over people in the same age and health

18 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Adoption Support Fund: Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Adoption Support Fund to kinship carers.

9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether new strains of covid-19 present symptoms that are currently not published by the NHS.

9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the new strains of covid-19, what plans he has to (a) review and (b) update the covid-19 symptom list promoted to the public.

9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there is an inter-ministerial group with a remit of reducing health inequalities.

9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to create a cross-departmental strategy on tackling health inequalities.

9 Feb 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the number of confirmed covid-19 cases in women who are pregnant.

9 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Training: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to increase funding for retrofit skills under the Government’s National Skills Fund.

9 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Green Homes Grant Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the deadline for delivery of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Phase 2.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed removal of London Weighting from the Teaching Grant on university rent fees for students.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the proposed removal of London Weighting from the Teaching Grant on (a) disadvantaged students and (b) BAME students.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the reduction in funding will be to (a) London universities and (b) the University of London from the proposed removal of London Weighting from the Teaching Grant.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his has Department made of the effect of removing the London weighting from university grants on the quality of university teaching and facilities.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Education

Universities: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the proposed removal of London Weighting from the Teaching Grant on the number of students able to afford university.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory prior notification for the public for when pesticides are being sprayed near them.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has been made of the potential merits of phasing out the use of amenity pesticides.

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pest Control: Advisory Services and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent advice and research facility for farmers and agronomists on best practice for adopting integrated pes

8 Feb 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pesticides: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of long-term exposure to pesticides on children in London.

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