Written questions

1,365 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Golf and Tennis: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the health risks of allowing tennis courts and golf clubs to re-open during the covid-19 lockdown announced in January 2021.

22 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve waiting times for trans young people to access safe and supportive medical care.

22 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gender Dysphoria: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that services that support trans young people provide them with medical care to (a) transition or (b) prevent puberty where appropriate.

19 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS dental contract holders delivered 45 per cent or more of their historic activity levels in each of the last three months for which figures are available.

19 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shared Ownership Schemes: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what responsibilities housing associations have for shared ownership properties which have cladding and insulation non-compliant with regulatory requirements.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming Children’s Social Care Review is planned to address racial disparities in adoption and fostering.

15 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the forthcoming review of children’s social care in England.

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether physiotherapists and other healthcare staff providing patient-facing services in (a) charitable hospices, (b) care homes and (c) community services will have the same access to asymptomatic

15 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) physiotherapists and (b) other healthcare staff providing patient facing NHS services, but employed by independent providers, will have the same access to asymptomatic covid-19 testing

13 Jan 2021 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Physiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the minimum salary requirement for settlement in the UK for physiotherapists in response to (a) high vacancy rates in NHS physiothera

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Home Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that home-schooled pupils will be able to achieve the qualifications they are working towards at the end of the 2020-21 academic year.

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that students due to sit International Baccalaureate exams in the UK in the 2020-21 academic year are not at a disadvantage compared with students able to sit the b

12 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

International Baccalaureate: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the International Baccalaureate organisation on exams due to take place in academic year 2020-21.

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what Government funding is available to physiotherapists who wish to train as first contact practitioners in general practice.

12 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to formally consult organisations representing non-GP members of primary care multi-disciplinary teams, before negotiating the next GP contact, DES and ARRS.

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help retain physiotherapists who have entered NHS employment temporarily from the private health sector during the covid-19 outbreak.

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the delivery of increased numbers of physiotherapists as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the long-term support available to clinically extremely vulnerable teachers working during the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

SportCheer England

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to make a decision on the timescale for SportCheer England to be granted approval on its Return to Play guidance document.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 14th December 2020 to Question 127515, what additional funding allocations he plans to make available for cinemas seeking financial relief as a result of the co

8 Jan 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Government of Pakistan on the killing of (a) Dr Tahir Mahmood in November 2020 and (b) other Ahmadi Muslims in that countr

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing support measures for out of work homeowners similar to the support available to renters.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seabed: Bomb Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that bombs detonated under the ocean uses the deflagration method to protect marine wildlife.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Kickstart scheme on supported internships.

8 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will extend the criteria for the Kickstart scheme to include people under 25 who (a) had an Education Health and Care Plan before leaving education and (b) claim Employment Support Allowance.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Kickstart Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an Equality Impact Assessment will be published for the Kickstart scheme.

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Infant Foods

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what stepss he is taking to ensure that baby banks and food banks are being provided with clear and effective guidance to facilitate the provision of formula milk to vulnerable infants who cannot safely

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing people with learning disabilities in a higher covid-19 vaccination priority category.

6 Jan 2021 · Cabinet Office

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reversing the requirements for UK small businesses that only sell their products within the UK to have an EU addr

6 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Glaucoma: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate supplies of glaucoma medication procured from EU suppliers.

Source: official written-questions record.