Written questions

1,571 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon Shortfall Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the claims process under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme for sub-post masters whose period of tenure includes years prior to 2004 where records have not been

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grazing Land: Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using grass pasture for carbon storage.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he had made of the number of GP appointments performed by each of the Spine Directory Service roles in 2024.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Shropshire.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 2025-26 NHS Payment scheme consultation notice, whether there will be a deterioration in waiting times as a result of payment limits for elective services; and whether there w

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on carrying out an independent economic analysis of pharmacy funding.

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he is having with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on improving the coordination of (a) the Local Government Finance Settlement and (b) Public H

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that future announcements on provisional local government finance settlements and public health grants to local authorities are published within a week of each other

7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 2025-26 Public Health Grant allocations will be published.

6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to respond to Question 24712, tabled on 17 January 2025.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 24518 on Farming Recovery Fund, tabled on 16 January 2025 by the hon. Member for North Shropshire.

5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farms

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support community farms.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26911 on Dental Services: Contracts, how many NHS dental providers have had to return their contracts in each month since January 2020.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nursing shifts went unfilled at acute NHS trusts in each month since January 2020.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the prevalence in the use of off-framework agency staff by NHS providers; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of using these staff on NHS financ

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether public health monies under section 7A of the National Health Service Act 2006 will be ringfenced in 2025.

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual (a) budget and (b) spend was for public health monies under section 7A of the National Health Service Act 2006 in each year since 2022.

29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to announce the unit of dental activity rate for 2025-26; and from what date dentists will receive payments at that rate.

29 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle illegal drug (a) use and (b) dealing in market towns.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental providers have had to return their contracts in each month since April 2024.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of delays to 2024-25 dental payments on NHS dental provision.

28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when NHS dentists will receive payment for the 2024-25 unit of dental activity rate increase.

28 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to introduce a national strategy to deal with the prevalence of illegal drug (a) use and (b) dealing.

28 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Drugs: Organised Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to introduce a national strategy to reduce the exploitation of children in county lines drug trafficking.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza: Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers insure against the risk of avian influenza outbreaks.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of compensation protocols for birds culled to control avian influenza.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Avian Influenza: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support businesses impacted by outbreaks of avian influenza.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) a year by year forecast of expected investment in the New Hospitals Programme and (b) the projected total budget for that programme.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people employed by his Department have worked on (a) the review into the New Hospital Programme and (b) the New Hospital Programme in each year since 2019.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's (a) capital and (b) non-capital spend is on the New Hospitals Programme.

Source: official written-questions record.