Written questions

256 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Oct 2024 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing parents to retrospectively claim National Insurance credits if they were eligible for child benefit but did not claim them.

18 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the treatment of long covid in the NHS.

17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce risks to patient safety from the use of online consultation tools in general practice.

17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations contained in the Health Services Safety Investigations Body's report entitled Digital tools for o

17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Endometriosis: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase public awareness of the symptoms of thoracic endometriosis.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2024 to question 4269 on Qualifications, what progress her Department has made on it's review of 16-19 qualification reforms at Level three and below.

14 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Sanctions: Russia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure effective enforcement of the UK's financial sanctions regime for UK companies suspected of breaching sanctions on Russian oil.

14 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to maintain the current level of Bus Service Improvement Plan funding for Buckinghamshire after March 2025.

10 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) G7 and (b) EU counterparts on increasing enforcement of the price cap policy on Russian oil.

9 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Oil: Russia

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning imports of oil products from refineries using Russian crude.

9 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for laying regulations under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 to increase standard lease terms to 990 years.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on establishing an independent inquiry into HS2.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of Not for EU labelling requirements on British businesses that export to the European Union but not to Northern Ireland.

8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to Section 15 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the plann

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Audit: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of planned increases to audit exemption thresholds on rates of tax evasion.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Audit: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating brain tumours as a clinical priority.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Hospitals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the enforcement of no smoking policies on NHS hospital grounds in England.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of third party apps to assist in booking practical driving tests on waiting times for people not using those apps.

7 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support further research into levels of prostate cancer amongst black men.

7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to further education (FE) providers to support a pay increase for FE teachers commensurate with the pay increase provided t

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme eligibility criteria to allow people to apply for a free bus pass at 60 years old.

4 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Gaza

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a sponsorship visa scheme for people in Gaza.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Beer: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to reduce beer duty in line with cider.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing funding for the British Council’s Higher Education Scholarships for Palestinians scheme.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Chevening Scholarships Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of Chevening scholarships available for students from Gaza.

11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free NHS prescriptions to people with Parkinson's disease.

6 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Buckinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in Buckinghamshire.

6 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restricting the sale of a proportion of new homes to those under 30.

5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the capacity of interstitial lung disease specialist centres, in the context of increased eligibility for antifibrotic treatment.

Source: official written-questions record.