Written questions

650 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2022 to Question 26865 on Cancer: Medical Treatments, what recent progress his Department has made on completing the Prior Information Notice and market engagement

12 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help develop innovative defence technology.

23 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

West Bank: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the threats to security of the Lions’ Den terror group in the West Bank.

21 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2022, whether it is Government policy to introduce a 23 per cent. increase in fuel duty in

21 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2022, what assessment he has made of the impact of a potential increase in fuel duty in Mar

21 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2022, what assessment he has made of the impact of a potential increase in fuel duty on the

1 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to GP services.

24 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environmental Land Management Schemes: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the outcomes of his recent review of environmental land management schemes.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Electric Shock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2022 to Question 53520 on Animal Welfare: Electric Shock, what comparative assessment he has made of the power of electric (a) livestock fences a

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Podiatry: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made (a) podiatry vacancy rates in the NHS in Buckinghamshire and (b) the impact these vacancies will have on patient treatment for diabetic foot complications.

21 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electric Shock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the welfare implications for dogs which (a) touch a livestock fence delivering 15,000 mJ of electricity and (b) are startled with an electronic collar de

6 Sep 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gibraltar: Spain

What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in Gibraltar, Spain and the EU on the matter of the border between Gibraltar and Spain.

5 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Crime: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.

12 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of plans for the Gratitude Games.

12 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mental Health: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of plans for the Gratitude Games.

30 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for mental health of the Gratitude Games.

30 Jun 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mental Health: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Gratitude Games.

28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Focal Therapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will develop a simple funding pathway for focal ablative therapies to ensure that patients have the option to receive minimally invasive treatments.

28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to improve patient access to selective internal radiation therapy since that treatment received a NICE technology appraisal in March 2021.

28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) clinical and (b) patient awareness of minimally invasive cancer therapies as outlined in the All-party parliamentary group on Minimally Invasive C

28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to implement the recommendations of the recently published report of the All-party parliamentary group on Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies, Barriers to

14 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 May to Question 3747, on what date did his officials become aware that academics his Department commissioned to research electronic training collars for do

13 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to (a) develop and (b) publish the long-term workforce strategy for the NHS; and if his Department will consult organisations representing patients on that strategy.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deer and Sheep: Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May to Question 1492 on Livestock and Wildlife: Dogs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential difficulties of introducing dogs gradually and pos

17 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the number of academics that his Department commissioned to research the training of dogs with e-collars who had previously campaigned for

17 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Electronic Training Aids

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ban on electronic training collars on the number of dog attacks each year on (a) deer and (b) birds.

12 May 2022 · Department for Transport

Eurotunnel: Bus Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of Eurotunnel regarding restrictions placed on coaches for the summer 2022 period.

29 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) NHS is training a cancer workforce that can meet the rising burden of cancer in years to come and (b) year-on-year spend is there to suppo

29 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle regional variation in the early diagnosis of cancer.

15 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the fiscal impact of proposed restrictions on advertising and product offers for high fat, sugar and salt products in shops.

Source: official written-questions record.