Written questions

1,571 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the application process for the Children and Young People hospice grant for 2024-25.

14 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of dentistry schools in rural areas.

14 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of water efficiency technologies on (a) tackling water scarcity and (b) increasing capacity for new build homes.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average cost of bus fares in (a) North Shropshire constituency, (b) Shropshire and (c) England.

13 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of access to dental services on long-term NHS budgets.

13 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dentists there are in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.

13 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of NHS dentists in rural areas.

13 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare and Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department accounted for additional (a) heating and (b) travel costs experienced in rural areas in calculating the minimum funding floor for the early years supplementary grant for September 2023.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on flooding in rivers that cross the English-Welsh border.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to protect cross-border communities in England and Wales from flooding.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide further funding to local communities under the Frequently Flooded Allowance.

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to offer additional funding to areas where the Early Years Supplementary Grant results in below national average funding for early years education.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eggs: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not including eggs as a sensitive sector in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the dom

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospital Beds: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many beds there were at (a) Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust and (b) Shropshire Community Health Trust in each year between 2015 and 2023; and what targets there is for the number of beds

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support the installation of clean heat technologies in social housing.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Heating: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the number of installations of clean heat technologies there have been in social housing in the period since the closure of the domestic renewable heat incentiv

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of rural bus services.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of the modular homes sector.

5 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department are taking to support Maternity Support Workers undertaking midwifery apprenticeships.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of modular homes manufacturers on the target to build 300,000 new homes per year.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Construction: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the progress of the construction industry in meeting net zero targets.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Water: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support local authorities to mitigate nutrient pollution for planning application approvals.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Water: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) planning applications that were rejected and (b) houses that were not built due to excess levels of nutrients in the ground in each o

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Water: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish funding decisions following his department’s call for evidence and expressions of interest for funding for local nutrient mitigation schemes.

4 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospices: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend the NHS Children's Hospice Grant into the 2024-2025 financial year.

22 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support businesses with energy costs.

22 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans ID cards have been issued since the start of that scheme.

21 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Privilege Card

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the rollout of the Defence Discount Card.

21 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of eligible people have received a Veterans ID card.

21 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the rollout of the Veterans ID card.

Source: official written-questions record.