Written questions

1,485 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Air Pollution Control Plan.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser will lead a roundtable with researchers to explore the best ways to tackle the under-representation of women in health research as set out in the Wome

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what investments the National Institute for Health and Care Research has made into research on women’s health conditions since July 2022.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Research on improving women’s health research since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to trail and develop the Oliver McGowan mandatory training in learning disability and autism in the NHS.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Preventive Medicine: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to implement a life course approach to women’s health since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to improve information provided on women’s health in non-digital formats.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken since the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy to encourage the expansion of women’s health hubs.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the £95 million of additional investment for maternity funding announced in the NHS Operational Planning Guidance published in March 2021, how many additional midwives have been r

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £127 million announced by the Government on 24 March 2022 to support the maternity NHS workforce and increase neonatal care has been allocated.

10 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Preventive Medicine: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the life course approach in the Women’s Health Strategy.

21 Sep 2022 · Department for International Trade

Dolphins and Whales: Faroe Islands

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the debate on Dolphin and Whale Hunting: Faroe Islands on 11 July 2022, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken since July 2022 to encourage the Faroese Government to stop the pract

8 Sep 2022 · Home Office

Animal Experiments: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2021, how many project licences have been granted to conduct experiments on animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.

5 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to NHS hospitals was of using (a) agency and (b) bank staff in each region in England in the 2021-22 financial year.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to expand the NHS Community Pharmacy Contraception Management Service Pilot; and when that pilot will be (a) evaluated and (b) progressed to Tier 2.

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the speech entitled Health and Social Care Secretary speech on Health Reform, published by his Department on 8 March 2022, what steps his Department is taking to provide funding f

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve women’s access to (a) long-acting reversible contraception and (b) other contraceptive provision in (i) primary care, (ii) specialist sexual and repro

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Contraceptives: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made on the impact of Covid-19 on (a) access to contraceptive provision and (b) the availability of trained long-acting reversible contraception fitters in (i) pr

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Income

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether revenue is generated by the DVLA from private parking companies.

2 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the DVLA is required to pass on personal information to third parties such as private parking companies.

21 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan: Oil Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in South Sudan on oil pollution in that region.

21 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

South Sudan: Oil Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of oil pollution in South Sudan on the health of (a) humans and (b) animals in that country.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of audio-visual announcements on local bus services.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the speed of the rollout of audio-visual announcements on local bus service.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what free childcare is available during the school summer holidays.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the impact of school holidays on the ability of parents to secure childcare arrangements.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timescale is for responding to his Department's consultation on Higher education policy statement and reform, which closed on 6 May 2022.

20 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) teledentistry and (b) other telehealth technologies and practices maintain professional standards.

20 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the percentage of children aged three to five in England who currently take part in supervised toothbrushing in their early years and school settings.

20 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national early years supervised toothbrushing scheme in England.

Source: official written-questions record.