Written questions

141 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Kidney Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to reduce the level of kidney cancer in the UK.

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional support he will provide to mental health support teams in response to increased pressures on CAMHS.

1 Dec 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have held discussions with representatives of district councils on the development of county deals.

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

Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking ahead of COP26 to promote the importance of traditional craft and building skills to help (a) adapt and (b) sympathetically retrofit historic buildings in respons

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether lenders and insurers will be able to require leaseholders and building owners to seek cladding remediation in the event that a B1 or B2 rating has been given to a buildin

18 Aug 2021 · Home Office

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the new fire risk assessments will be subject to a single regulatory standard; and whether leaseholders in apartment blocks under 18 metres will be informed as a result of those assessments in

18 Aug 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether mortgage providers and buildings insurers have provided undertakings not to penalise leaseholders in apartment blocks under 18 metres with (a) higher mortgage costs, (b)

19 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to update Infection, prevention and control guidance for hospitals in response to the easing of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on 19 July 2021; and if he will make an assessment o

25 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department is making on addressing disparities in support for victims of the Infected Blood Scandal across the four nations of the UK.

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Video Recordings: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of age ratings linked to parental filters as a means of preventing children’s exposure to inappropriate user-generated conten

17 Mar 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Video on Demand: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is able to take to ensure that streaming services aimed at children broadcast content that is appropriately age-rated in line with UK standards.

14 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces are yet to sign up to Operation Encompass.

30 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people who have received a negative covid-19 test in a context other than the care home visitor testing programme will be able to use that test result to prove their covid-19 negative statu

30 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether care home visitors will be required to wear personal protective equipment including masks, gloves and aprons when visiting family members after receiving a negative covid-19 test under the

12 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many businesses in the (a) South East and (b) UK have signed up to the Kickstart Scheme.

14 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Tenants: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when landlords of (a) private and (b) public properties will be able to resume evictions of tenants who are committing antisocial behaviour as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are

22 Jun 2020 · Home Office

Travellers: Caravan Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will publish its response to the consultation on Strengthening police powers to tackle unauthorised encampments, which closed on 4 March 2020.

18 Mar 2020 · Home Office

Vetting: Voluntary Work

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of DBS checks being fast-tracked and the processing fees waived to ensure that volunteers wishing to help their communities in response to the covi

3 Mar 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Maternity Leave: Childbirth

What plans he has to introduce extended maternity leave for mothers of premature babies.

27 Feb 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Twins Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has of the progress being made by the Twins Trust’s Quality Improvement Programme in reducing the number of (a) perinatal deaths and (b) neonatal admissions by 2025;

28 Jan 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Buildings

What steps he is taking to improve the NHS capital estate.

Source: official written-questions record.