Written questions

745 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Jan 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 vaccinations have been allocated to and delivered in (a) the North West, (b) Liverpool city region, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey as of 11 January 2021.

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative estimate he has made of the cost of using (a) G Suite for Education and Office 365 Education in schools during the covid-19 outbreak and (b) other available digital education and learning platf

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will expand its digital education platform programme to include other digital education and learning platforms other than G Suite for Education and Office 365 Education.

11 Jan 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department’s digital education platform programme provides funding support for schools to set up (a) G Suite for Education and (b) Office 365 Education but not for other digital education an

6 Jan 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to reintroduce the suspension on (a) repayment of universal credit advances and (b) sanctions for claimants during the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown.

17 Dec 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Schemes Bill (HL)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the implementation of (a) new criminal offences and (b) information-gathering powers contained in the Pension Schemes Bill; and whether they will apply (i) retrospectively and

30 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Wise: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in (a) the North West, (b) Liverpool City region, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey have had a Pension Wise guidance appointment by telephone or in person in each of the last 12 months.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the (a) mental health and (b) occupational health and safety of health workers.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of health care workers who have experienced breaches of their occupational health and safety during the covid-19 outbreak.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) the mental health of NHS staff (b) the effect of stress on NHS staff in (i) each year since 2015 and (ii) since the outbreak of covid-19.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Mental Health and Occupational Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department regularly (a) monitors and (b) measures levels and trends in (i) mental health and (b) occupational health and safety among NHS health workers.

26 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions and Patients: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's policy is on the World Health Organization Charter on Health worker safety: a priority for patient safety, published on 17 September 2020.

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people eligible for the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment for self-isolating have (a) claimed and (b) received that payment in England; and what the total cost to the public purse has be

4 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Test and Trace Support Payment: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are eligible for the £500 Test and Trace Support Payment for self-isolating in (a) the North West, (b) Liverpool City Region, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey; and of those people so eli

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the potential health risks for women aged between 15-45 years who are prescribed sodium valproate.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the GP to patient ratio for female patients aged from 15-45 years with epilepsy in (a) the North West, (b) Liverpool City Region, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey c

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will update the quality outcome framework for epilepsy to include the pregnancy prevention program for valproate.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sodium Valproate: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to introduce a compensation and care plan for people affected by sodium valproate prescriptions.

22 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of women aged 15 to 45 years prescribed sodium valproate in the UK have received the pregnancy prevention programme.

21 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Children's Play

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the scientific evidence base for the decision to close soft play centres in (a) tier 3 covid-19 local alert areas and (b) Liverpool city region during the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a training programme for pension and finance professionals to ensure they can more readily identify scam risks.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase public understanding of the risks of pension scams.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have (a) contacted Action Fraud regarding potential pension scams and (b) booked a Pension Wise guidance session since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have accessed and transferred their pension early since the start of the covid-19 outbreak; and how many of those have been classified as an unauthorised payment from their pension fund.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pensions: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of pension scams during the covid-19 outbreak.

15 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Gyms and Leisure Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the scientific evidence base for the decision to close gyms and leisure centres in (a) tier 3 covid risk areas and (b) Liverpool city region during the covid-19 outbreak.

7 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Wallasey

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wallasey have been furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the introduction of that scheme.

24 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Remdesivir

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has adequate stock and future supply of remdesivir to help treat covid-19 patients.

17 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the capacity is for (a) pillar I and (b) pillar II covid-19 tests in (i) the North West, (ii) Merseyside, (iii) Wirral and (iv) Wallasey constituency.

17 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 tests have been available and what proportion of those tests have been used in (a) the North West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Wirral and (d) Wallasey constituency in each of the last fiv

Source: official written-questions record.