Written questions

653 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing ear wax irrigation services on the NHS, particularly for (a) patients who have a medical need for irrigation and (b) tho

14 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timetable is for conclusions of the review into the Government’s policy on asylum seeker's rights to work; and if she will publish details of the (a) progress, (b) outcomes and (c) activity o

14 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the proposals of the Rights for Residents campaign to strengthen the visitation rights of care home residents.

14 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport

Motor Vehicles: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) safety of the use of bright LED car headlights and (b) adequacy of vehicle safety standards regulation on that matter.

11 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the date from which EU-qualified dentists will be required to take additional examinations in order to gain admittance

11 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case R v Jones [2020] EWCA Crim 764 in respect of the sentences of offenders who due to t

11 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

National House Building Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent public body with responsibility for building warranty, building site inspection and t

11 Mar 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number of Afghan nationals resettled under the ACRS who have higher education qualifications and (b) proportion of that number who acquired those qualifications

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of Afghan nationals resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme who have higher education qualifications and (b) the proportion of that number

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Health and Safety: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the recommendations of the December 2021 Maternity Action report, Unsafe and Unsupported, on workplace health and safety f

18 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timeframe is for rail timetables to return to pre-pandemic levels of service frequency.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing the delay between the submission of electoral registration applications or updates and the updating of tho

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Coventry South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of social security payments after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance

1 Dec 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the eligibility of Afghan nationals who formerly attended UK universities to be resettled in the UK.

25 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Financial Ombudsman Service

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Ombudsman Service on streamlining their complaints procedure to reduce the time taken for customer cases to be resolved.

19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of needle aspiration when administering covid-19 vaccinations.

19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of General Practitioners' publication, entitled General Practice in crisis: An action plan for recovery, whether he plans to take steps to implement that plan.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to carry out a review of road traffic offences.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending paid paternity leave to new employees whose period in work is less than 26 weeks.

19 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Post-18 Education and Funding Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2021 to Question 49129, on Students: Loans, when his Department plans to publish the conclusion to the Post-18 education and funding review.

19 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Covid Pass

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that undocumented migrants who are not registered with a GP are able to provide proof of covid-19 vaccinations.

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

BBC

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has made with the BBC on the trends in the size and share of its viewership and audiences.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Medical Support Worker scheme beyond March 2022.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Firearms: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle gun smuggling across (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Firearms: Crime Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle firearm offences crime across (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning an independent review of childcare funding and affordability in the UK.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Covid Local Support Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits for vulnerable households of extending the Covid-19 Local Support Grant until December 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Aviation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for the aviation industry beyond September 2021.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel Requirements

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of working with governments around the world to develop a blueprint for travel regulations.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Hunting Act 2004 to prevent dogs from (a) seeking out, (b) injuring and (c) k

Source: official written-questions record.