Written questions

1,462 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Pharmacy England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Care last met with Community Pharmacy England.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the NHS-commissioned independent economic analysis of pharmacy funding before the conclusion of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework contract negotiations.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 23859 on General Practitioners: Recruitment, what his planned timetable is for collecting that data.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming consultation about the Flooding funding formula will consider instances when small communities do not qualify for the threshold for funding due to the (a) size

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Care Quality Commission's ability to oversee safe care of patients in hospital premises.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Care Quality Commission on trends in the quality of patient hospital care.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22689 on Carers: Social Security Benefits, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Kinship Allowance Trial on investment in kinship care

13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Charities: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on (a) homelessness charities and (b) homelessness service provision

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods Resilience Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcome was of the Flood Resilience Taskforce Meeting held on 5 February 2025.

13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief on the role of freedom of religion or belief in his policies.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5385 on Pension Credit, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that funding for additional staffing is reducing pension credit application proces

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Cerebral Palsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) level of support and (b) opportunities to access long-term education for people with cerebral palsy with no cognitive impairment.

13 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 5 February 2025 to Question HL4289 on Pension Credit and with reference to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 3 December 2024, Official Re

13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Regional Planning and Development: Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 22692, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Midlands Engine on business investment in the East and Wes

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with leadership at the Care Quality Commission on ensuring concerns raised regarding elderly care homes are dealt with appropriately.

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the Minister for Care has met with leadership at the Care Quality Commission to discuss social care provision since July 2024.

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that concerns raised regarding elderly care homes are dealt with appropriately.

10 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Sky News investigation into UK care homes.

6 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 23858 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, whether additional resources have been allocated to help tackle the backlog in re

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 23858 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to help tackle the backlog.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will conduct a review into the performance of the NHS Business Services Authority.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times he has met with the leadership of the NHS Business Service Authority since 4 July 2024.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Community Diagnostic Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 23852 on Surgery: Reform, which straight-to-test pathways are being considered for Community Diagnostic Centres.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Care of 13 January 2025, Official Report, column 128, if he will undertake a review of the distribution of hospice funding.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Care of 13 January 2025, Official Report, column 128, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of publishing a consultation on

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Minister for Care of 13 January 2025, Official Report, column 128, what his planned timetable is for discussions between his Department and NHS Englan

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23857 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, if he will take steps to prevent further such errors in pension growth calculatio

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23857 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, what steps he is taking to (a) rectify the issue and (b) provide support to impac

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 23857 on NHS Business Services Authority: Workplace Pensions, if he will undertake a review of the practices of the NHS Business Service Author

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2025 to Question 23855 on General Practitioners: Hospitals, if he will publish data on the variation in the use of Advice and Guidance.

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