Written questions

243 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England plans to provide dendric cell therapy for glioma.

23 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of treatment for glioma on the NHS.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Local Government and Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides financial support to (a) schools, (b) academy trusts and (c) local authorities for the cost of (i) overheads and (ii) maintenance required under the terms of private finance init

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has given to (a) schools in Mid Bedfordshire and (b) Galliford Try in relation to the PFI contract between Central Bedfordshire Council and Galliford Try in each of the last 10 y

22 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) officials in his Department on compensation and support for affected Equitable Life policyholders.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Net Zero Innovation Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many meetings of the Net Zero Innovation Board have taken place since February 2023.

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Net Zero Innovation Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Net Zero Innovation Board last met.

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a minimum size for car parking bays to accommodate larger vehicles.

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Parking: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to paragraphs 8.1 to 8.5 of his Department's guidance entitled, Inclusive Mobility: A guide to best practice on access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure, published in December 2021, if h

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Transport

Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with the British Parking Association on the potential (a) merits of amending guidelines on the statutory minimum size of parking bays and (b) impact of increasing the size of parking

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Central Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings officials in her Department have had with Central Bedfordshire Council officers on the transition from a three to two tier school system in Central Bedfordshire.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Central Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with officials at Central Bedfordshire Council on the transition from a three to two tier school system in Central Bedfordshire.

12 Apr 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spectacles: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of providing subsidies to patients with severe eye prescription glasses.

12 Apr 2024 · Treasury

Money Laundering

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on improving the effectiveness of money laundering regulations.

26 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) units have been rented privately in each year since 2019; what the (a) average, (b) longest and (c) shortest timeframe for renters having been gi

26 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Minesweepers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release of 11 December 2023 entitled British minehunting ships to bolster Ukrainian Navy as UK and Norway launch maritime support initiative, whether the two Sandown Class

14 Mar 2024 · Home Office

Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the additional funding provided to the police in the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, will have a consequential impact on the police allocation formula.

14 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing Estates: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with local authorities on ensuring that residents do not live on estates without completed works of estate adoption.

14 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Housing Estates: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the average timeframe for local authorities to enter into section 38 agreements from when they are first proposed.

13 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) reviews of Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection for people sentenced for rape and (b) a ban on such Sentences on victims of rape.

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Bank Services: Ampthill

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps to support the accelerated roll out of the Ampthill post office banking hub.

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sustainable Farming Incentive: Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms in Mid Bedfordshire have accepted an offer of agreement for the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

27 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carbamazepine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of levels of availability of Tegretol prolong release medication.

27 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to ICBs on making use of capital budgets allocated on the basis of hospital deprecation for primary care capital investment.

26 Feb 2024 · Ministry of Defence

MOD Chicksands: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5th February 2024 to Question 12474 on MOD Chicksands: Housing, how many of the (a) grade 3 and (b) grade 4 bedspaces will be required in each of the years between 2024 and 2030.

26 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had discussions with (a) Central Bedfordshire Council and (b) Bedford Borough Council on the adequacy of provision for the expanded childcare offer in (i) April and (ii) September 202

26 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fish Farming: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to (a) publish its opinion on farmed fish welfare and (b) announce its decision on whether to adopt the recommendations on farmed fish welfare made by the Ani

23 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the impact of the new Early Years Funding programme on the viability of providers where the Government’s payments do not match the nurseri

23 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the steps they are taking to support the new Early Years Funding programme to ensure nurseries are viable.

23 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of shortages in supplies of (a) Elvanse 30mg and (b) other ADHD medication on the wellbeing of people with an ADHD diagnosis.

Source: official written-questions record.