Written questions
502 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
GP Surgeries: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of communications on (a) managing availability of and (b) access to vaccination services at GP surgeries.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Surgery: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the waiting times and cancellations for surgeries in England.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
State Retirement Pensions: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to help support single, female pensioners, who were given inadequate notice of State Pension age changes, including support over the winter months.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of Government support for kinship families for (a) household bills and (b) other areas.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to take steps to compensate people on benefits who have been diagnosed with cancer, in the context of the cost of living crisis.
19 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Bereavement Counselling and Infant Mortality
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) reduce the rate of infant mortality and (b) increase the number of full-time members of staff specialising in bereavement care; and if he will make
19 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tigray: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help aid the provision of (a) food, (b) medicine and (c) critical infrastructure in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
19 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Manufacturing Industries: Sustainable Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) sustainable and (b) ethical manufacturing businesses in the UK.
6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Key Worker Living Scheme: Housing Associations
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department provides guidance to housing associations to help promote uniformity in the eligibility criteria for Key Worker Housing schemes administered by those associati
6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Key Worker Living Scheme: Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to support key workers to access affordable housing.
6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Key Worker Living Scheme: Housing Associations
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact on [NHS recruitment and retention] of variations in criteria for Key Worker Housing schemes offered by housing associations.
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 7th November 2022 of Question 80960 on Southeastern Railway, for what reasons his Department agreed to grant Southeastern Railway a derogation from the requirement to consult on their
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 7th November 2022 of Question 80959 on train timetable changes, for what reasons his Department grants a derogation from the requirement to consult on train timetable changes.
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 7 November 2022 of Question 80959 on train timetable changes, how many rail operators were granted derogations from the requirement to consult on train timetable changes in (a) 2020, (
16 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer on 7 November 2022 of Question 80959 on train timetable changes, how many rail operators requested derogations from the requirement to consult on train timetable changes in (a) 2020, (b)
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Erith and Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the shortage of practical driving tests in Erith and Thamesmead constituency.
14 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to improve access to secure housing for people with complex mental health needs.
14 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Departmental Coordination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to support integrated working across government to address the needs of people with mental health problems.
14 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the needs of people with complex mental health issues who are experiencing drug addiction and substance abuse problems.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department gave Southeastern Railway a formal written derogation to not consult on their December 2022 train timetable changes.
7 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether rail operators are required to consult the public prior to train timetable changes.
2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rail operators changing timetables without formal public consultation on rail passengers.
2 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Southeastern: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it remains his Department's policy to rebuild trust in Southeastern Railway; and if he will make statement.
1 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
North Kent Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains on the Woolwich line stop at Erith station between 7.00am and 9.30am; and how many trains destined for (a) Charing Cross and (b) Cannon Street will stop at Erith station between those times afte
1 Nov 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Timetables
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of rail operators changing timetables without formal public consultation on rail passengers.
10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce barriers to entry in to the care sector for (a) UK and (b) international applicants.
10 Oct 2022 · Home Office
Vetting: Care Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address delays to DBS checks for people recruited to the care sector.
8 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Weed Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to inform the public about the spread of (a) Japanese knotweed and (b) other harmful weeds; and if his Department will take steps to provide further
19 Jul 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Mobile Phones: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has received representations on unauthorised text messages causing charges for consumers.
18 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Defibrillators
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of defibrillators in local areas.
Source: official written-questions record.