Written questions
1,408 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce average diagnosis times for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) access to specialist (i) diagnosis and (ii) treatment and (b) other NHS services for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Tees Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with (a) NHS England and (b) Tees Valley Combined Authority on options for (i) funding and (ii) delivering a new hospital to serve Teesside.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Tees: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to include North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust in future phases of the New Hospital Programme.
13 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Tees: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) maintaining facilities at the University Hospital of North Tees and (b) constructing a replacement hospital.
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils with Education, Health and Care Plans are educated in (a) specialist state schools, (b) ARP units within mainstream state schools (c) independent/third sector placements paid for by th
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Secondary and Further Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) secondary school and (b) further education college students have Education, Health and Care Plans in (i) Stockton West constituency and (ii) England.
13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of primary school pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans in (a) Stockton West constituency and (b) England.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Stockton on Tees
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients in (a) Stockton West constituency and (b) the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees who are unable to access NHS dentistry services.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department has used to identify which areas are in greatest need of increased numbers of NHS dental professionals; and how many of those areas are in the (a) Borough of Stockton-o
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS dentist posts are unfilled in the (a) Borough of Stockton-on-Tees and (b) North East.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dentistry: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full time equivalent NHS dentists were working in (a) the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees and (b) the North East on 10 October 2025.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he made of the adequacy of NHS provision for young people with (a) complex comorbidities, (b) Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, (c) epilepsy, (d) autism and (e) juvenile systemic lupus.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome have access to appropriate pain management services.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into treatments for (a) Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and (b) related conditions.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Rare Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) general practitioners and (b) hospital doctors receive training on (i) Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and (ii) other rare conditions.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to commission dedicated multidisciplinary clinics for patients with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the extent of geographical variations in access to services for people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the number of clinicians with specialist expertise in (a) diagnosing and (b) treating Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of transition support for young people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome who are moving from paediatric to adult NHS services.
10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist services for people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to review the contractual and regulatory obligations of the Data Communications Company in relation to improving smart meter network connectivity in the North of
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of homes in each region where installed smart meters remain non-functional due to lack of network connection.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of the technology selected by the Data Communications Company for the North of England smart meter rollout and (b) the potential impact
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement his Department has had with (a) Ofgem and (b) the Data Communications Company to ensure that households unable to connect to the smart meter network are not excluded from comp
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in the North of England that are unable to connect to the Data Communications Company smart meter network; and what steps he has take
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education
Hospitality Industry: Further Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support partnerships between further education providers and hospitality businesses.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Hospitality Industry: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of government-funded skills programmes on staffing levels in hospitality.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Hospitality Industry: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with industry representatives on ensuring qualifications meet the needs of hospitality businesses.
10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Hospitality Industry: Apprentices and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to help small hospitality businesses engage with (a) apprenticeship and (b) training schemes.
Source: official written-questions record.