Written questions

399 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the rollout of Education Investment Areas (a) integrate with and (b) complement existing local post-16 education provision.

22 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that all NHS dentists provide a comprehensive range of dental services and procedures funded through the NHS.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Levelling Up Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on what date his Department intends to publish the criteria and timescale for the second round of applications to the Levelling Up Fund.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to ensure maximum take up of pension credit to assist those struggling to afford energy bills.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Cold Weather Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a one-off payment to all those eligible for Cold Weather Payments for individuals struggling to pay their energy bills.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Epilepsy

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protection in the Online Safety Bill for people with epilepsy from the purposeful sending of flashing images online.

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Earwax: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the withdrawal of ear syringing procedures by GPs on patient wellbeing.

18 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending registration of deaths by telephone following the expiration of the Coronavirus Act 2020.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Ofsted to ensure their forthcoming inspections take into account the disruption that the covid-19 outbreak has had on schools, teaching and pupils.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s policy paper entitled Emerging Together: the Tackling Loneliness Network Action Plan, published in May 2021, for what reason disabled people and people

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Tidal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the Government's tidal power strategy is to complement the UK's energy mix; and if he will make a statement.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures he is putting in place to support pupils with long covid who are taking exams in 2021-22.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason (a) travel agencies (b) hairdressers and personal care providers and (c) gyms are not included in the list of eligible businesses set out in Annex A of the Omicron

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Guaranteed Minimum Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the start date for GMP equalisation is 17 May 1990; and what comparative assessment she has made of the potential merits of that start date being (a) 17 May 1990 and (b) the 1986 date of

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Out-of-school Education: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he plans to take steps to prevent children who receive all their education in (a) unregistered and (b) unregulated religious schools from being exposed to homophobia, sexism and extremism.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Out-of-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential adequacy of penalties faced by those prosecuted for operating illegal schools; and if they will make a statement.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Education: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has allocated to projects aimed at supporting the teaching of (a) English, (b) mathematics, (c) music, (d) languages, (e) science, (f) geography and (g) religious education in the la

13 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Motor Neurone Disease: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support (a) research into Motor Neurone Disease and (b) funding for that research.

9 Dec 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 December 2021 to Question 84528 on Dentistry: Assessments, for what reason his Department has no plans to fund a catch-up programme of Overseas Registration Exams for d

8 Dec 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's Oral Statement on 6 December 2021 on Covid-19 Update, Official Report, columns 56-58, if sector-specific support will be m

7 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to (a) protect and (b) support school staff from (i) abuse and (ii) aggression from parents and others in the school community.

30 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Overseas Registration Exam for prospective overseas dentists will restart; and what assessment his Department has made of the (a) demand from candidates to sit the exam, and (b) need to fu

25 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help ensure that pregnant women of all ages have access to covid-19 booster vaccinations.

23 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Coronavirus: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2021 to Question 76056 on Coronavirus: Government Assistance, for what reason that Answer did not provide details of the specific assistance the Government is provi

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Politics: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of political literacy education are required to be taught to pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary school.

22 Nov 2021 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of financial education are required to be taught to pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary school.

19 Nov 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to stop trail hunting on Government-owned land.

19 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure elderly residents are able to keep warm during winter 2021-22; and what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Household Support Fund.

16 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2021 to Question 72641, on Health Services: Children, whether his Department has issued guidance on the allocation of the NHS Covid Recovery Fund to SEND and C

16 Nov 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Coronavirus: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government provides (a) financial and (b) other support to people who have been dismissed from their employment as a result of voluntary shielding during the covid-19 outbreak to protect a h

Source: official written-questions record.