Written questions
839 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve the (a) availability and (b) quality of data on respiratory health.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to include a focus on respiratory conditions in the NHS Long Term Plan.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Respiratory Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of respiratory conditions in (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2034.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Physician Associates
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to encourage practices to create salaried GP roles instead of using physician associates.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
General Practitioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) experienced GPs not covered by the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme and (b) other GPs to find employment.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of SEND childcare requirements on parents in full employment; and what steps she plans to take to help support these parents.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Fluoride: Drinking Water
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding existing water fluoridation arrangements in Nottinghamshire to cover the whole of (a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Playgrounds: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that play areas are (a) designed and (b) upgraded to be accessible for children with SEND.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Competition and Market Authority's publication entitled Housebuilding Market Study, published on 26 February 2024, what assessment she has made of the poten
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood and Water Management Act 2010
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the publication entitled The review for implementation of Schedule 3 to The Flood and Water Management Act 2010, published by his Department in January 2023, whether
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Electrical Substations
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his keynote speech at the Energy UK conference 2024 on 17 September 2024, what steps he plans to take to help protect communities with an above-average number of substations
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Local Area Energy Plans
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to his keynote speech at the Energy UK conference 2024 on 17 September 2024, what steps he plans to take to promote formal local area energy planning at local authority level.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect the welfare of farmed fish at slaughter.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Psychology
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that only appropriately accredited psychologists are able to (a) diagnose and (b) treat illnesses and psychological disorders.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Psychology
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she will take steps to restrict the ability for psychologists not accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council to act as expert witnesses in all court settings.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to ensure that people with a prepayment meter are eligible for electric vehicle friendly tariffs.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of routinely using S106 agreements to pay for new sewage treatment plants in order that large developers always make a dire
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Active Travel: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to encourage local planning authorities to (a) ring-fence and (b) use developer contributions to provide routes identified in local cycling and walking in
11 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Development: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, last updated on 2 August 2024, what assess
11 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport
Active Travel: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that new housing developments (a) connect to, (b) extend and (c) improve routes identified in local cycling and walking infrastructure plans.
11 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Further Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that further education providers proactively adjust their admissions (a) criteria and (b) numbers to ensure that local demand is met for students that choose to stay in full-t
11 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Further Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there are a sufficient number of local places for students that choose to stay in full-time education beyond the age of 16.
11 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address regional disparities in cancer treatment.
11 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Breakfast Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to regulate (a) service standards and (b) access requirements specifically for SEND provision by breakfast club providers.
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Holiday Play Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with local authorities to broaden holiday club access to SEND children and families during holiday periods.
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Audit
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the report by the Financial Reporting Council entitled Annual Review of Audit Quality 2024, published on 30 July 2024, whether he plans to take steps to improve audit (a) regulation,
3 Sep 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to help reduce the risk of human trafficking of unaccompanied (i) children and (ii) other young asylum seekers who are staying in hotels run by her D
3 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Taxis: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.6 of the consultation entitled Consultation on the VAT Treatment of Private Hire Vehicles, published on 18 April 2024, how her Department defines average passenger; and how often the av
3 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Taxis: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 6.2 of the consultation entitled Consultation on the VAT Treatment of Private Hire Vehicles, published on 18 April 2024, what the evidential basis is for stating that two-thirds of the pr
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