Written questions
277 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport
Driving Licences: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that when people aged over 70s renew their driving licences the new licences are dated from the expiry of the previous document.
26 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce waiting times for drivers to take practical tests and (b) license new driving test centres.
23 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that health inequalities are not exacerbated (a) during and (b) after transition to new Integrated care systems.
23 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help to ensure areas of higher deprivation receive the necessary support to continue current services within the Integrated care systems.
19 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Iran: Baha'i Faith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of reports of the arrest of four Baha'i leaders in Iran on 1 May 2023.
15 Jun 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Shadi Shahidzadeh
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Iranian authorities on the loss of contact between Shadi Shahidzadeh and her family since her arrest.
17 May 2023 · Treasury
Electronic Funds Transfer
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers who have been caused financial hardship by misdirected electronic payments; and what steps his Department are taking to help consumers seek recompense.
9 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Ownership
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to prevent the Care Quality Commission Notices of Decision from lapsing upon a care home's change of ownership.
5 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
England Infected Blood Support Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the interim report of the Infected Blood Inquiry published on 5 April 2023, what the expected timeframe is for enabling the children and parents of people impacted by infected blo
27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many scans have been performed at each Targeted Lung Health Check sites since roll-out.
27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 147190 on NHS: Tomography, how many and what proportion of mobile CT scanners are shared between more than one targeted lung health check site.
27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2023 to Question 147189 on Lung Diseases: Screening, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of targeted lung health checks in England in 20
27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Lung Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 147190 on NHS: Tomography, if he will publish (a) a list of the Targeted Lung Health Check sites operating in England, (b) each site’s CT scanner
27 Apr 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tomography
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2023 to Question 147190 on NHS: Tomography, how many available CT scanners were in NHS hospital settings according to the National Imaging Data Collection in finan
14 Apr 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
al-Aqsa Mosque
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the consequences for his policies of the recent raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli forces.
14 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities
Sex
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the impact of potential changes to the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 on people with differences in sex development; and whether it is her Department's policy that
14 Apr 2023 · Women and Equalities
Intersex
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to publish her Department's report on the Variations in Sex Characteristics Call For Evidence launched on 17 January 2019.
14 Apr 2023 · Home Office
Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent agencies block-booking visa appointments.
14 Mar 2023 · Home Office
British Nationality: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process her Department has for assessing citizenship applications from people who previously obtained a spousal visa through the submission of fraudulent documentation.
9 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pancreatic Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to improve the provision of tests to screen for pancreatic cancer (a) in general and (b) for patients with a recorded family history of the disease.
7 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help improve mental health support for parents during and after family court proceedings.
7 Mar 2023 · Home Office
Passports: Personal Records
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason HM Passport Office requires applicants to submit birth, marriage and death certificates; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using General Register Office ref
2 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of proposals published on 1 March 2023 by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry for an Investment Facility, inclu
2 Mar 2023 · Treasury
Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access.
2 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of a potential link between the rebate in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access and (a) the level of foreign direct investment into UK life
27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment with his Cabinet colleagues of the health impact on survivors of domestic abuse of participating in the family court process.
27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to confer more powers on regulatory bodies to help ensure that experts providing testimony in family courts meet appropriate professional standards.
27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that witnesses instructed in family court cases are (a) accredited by and (b) answerable to a regulatory body.
27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of child residency decisions made in family courts in each of the last five years that have been based on findings by the court that parental alienation has taken place.
27 Feb 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Family Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that experts who are called to instruct family court cases involving child residency are suitably (a) qualified and (b) regulated.
Source: official written-questions record.