Written questions

650 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on support imaging networks to help develop IT systems and image-sharing technologies.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to commission research on the potential impact of artificial intelligence on (a) diagnostics, (b) health economics and (c) clinicians' workloads.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Global Radiologists Programme in filling NHS radiology vacancies.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to commission a review into streamlining the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration process.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Radiologists’ Workforce Census Report 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings on (a) additional costs

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to fill vacancies in clinical radiology as part of the long-term workforce plan.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) NHS England on increasing funding for the clinical (i) radiology and (ii) oncology workforces.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to increase funding for the clinical (a) radiology and (b) oncology workforce.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take in the workforce plan to improve the retention rate for doctors.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to increase the number of clinical oncology and clinical radiology specialists in training after the publication of the long-term workforce plan.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is to minimise the potential impact of the shortfall of clinical oncology consultants on (a) diagnostic waiting times, (b) patient outcomes and (c) staff wellbeing.

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the impact of the shortfall in clinical radiology consultants in the South East region on (a) diagnostic waiting times, (b) patient outcomes and (c) st

24 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of trained interventional radiologists in the NHS.

5 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Import Controls

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the timescales for businesses to prepare for the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model.

5 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Import Controls

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on supply chains of implementing the Border Target Operating Model.

5 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Import Controls

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the costs to business of preparing for the implementation of the Border Target Operating Model.

5 May 2023 · Cabinet Office

Import Controls

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish guidance for businesses on the Border Target Operating Model.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will meet with representatives from The Royal College of Radiologists to discuss the findings and recommendations of their paediatric interventional radiology report.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) paediatric interventional radiology (PIR) inclusion in all relevant NHS service specifications and (b) PIR policies in all hospitals that treat chi

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the tariffs applied to paediatric interventional radiology procedures.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to require all hospitals that provide paediatric services to have paediatric interventional radiology service policies in place.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring all hospitals that provide paediatric services to have paediatric interventional radiology service policies in place.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the impact of unequal access to paediatric interventional radiology services on (a) survival rates and (b) life-long health complications for children

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the number of of paediatric interventional radiologists employed per million children in the (a) NHS and (b) US.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to (a) increase access to paediatric interventional radiology services and (b) ensure that every hospital has a strategy for dealing with out-of-hours emergen

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to expand national capacity for paediatric interventional radiology training.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Paediatrics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate equal access to paediatric interventional radiology services.

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiology: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of The Royal College of Radiologists’ findings that there are (a) 12 consultant paediatric interventional radiology posts in the UK

26 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy includes policies on bowel cancer patients.

20 Apr 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Motor Sports: Alternative Fuels

Whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the availability of synthetic and sustainable fuels for use in motorsport.

Source: official written-questions record.