Written questions
107 written questions tabled, most recent first.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Tribunals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of tribunal cases.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Tribunals: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reimbursing the legal fees of claimants whose tribunal proceedings have been adjourned as a result of an unavailability of court resources.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve coordination between health services and homelessness support organisations to tackle the healthcare needs of rough sleepers with (a) substance misuse and (b) men
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to podiatry services for rough sleepers that are not eligible for full public funding due to their immigration status.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Ophthalmic Services: Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to optometry services for rough sleepers who are not eligible for full public funding due to their immigration status.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Sleeping Rough
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to dental care for rough sleepers who are not eligible for full public funding due to their immigration status.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Government Assistance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that unpaid carers (a) are adequacy supported and (b) have access to (i) short breaks and (ii) legal advice.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the training provided to adult social care workers that undertake tasks delegated to them by NHS staff.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Patients: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on patient safety of adult social care workers (a) administering vaccines and (b) undertaking other NHS delegated tasks.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve adult social care workforce retention.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of people waiting for an adult social care assessment.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of early support for people with learning disabilities that live independently.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate support for people with physical disabilities that live independently.
4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of early support for people with poor mental health that live independently.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding to London boroughs to support the management of micromobility services.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to grant London boroughs legal powers to regulate (a) the use, (b) parking and (c) fleet management of rental (i) e-bikes and (ii) e-scooters.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Pedestrian Areas: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with Transport for London on ensuring maintaining pavements on the borough principal road network.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Pedestrian Areas: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide additional funding to Transport for London for the resurfacing of pavements on the borough principal road network (a) in London and (b) in the London Borough of Ealing.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to legalise all e-scooters.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport
Electric Bicycles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward proposals to regulate the management of dockless rental e-bikes.
4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Turkey: Press Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Turkey on the freedom of journalists in (a) Turkey and (b) Turkish Kurdistan.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Insulation: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is for rolling out home insulation upgrades.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to (a) ensure there is sufficient housing supply to meet demand and (b) reduce the number of families living in (i) overcrowded and (ii) unsuitable accom
12 Sep 2024 · Home Office
Asylum: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people becoming homeless after leaving asylum accommodation.
12 Sep 2024 · Home Office
Homelessness: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the impact of immigration-based restrictions to public funds on homelessness among non-UK nationals.
12 Sep 2024 · Treasury
Heat Batteries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will widen the list of current Energy Saving Materials in the upcoming Autumn Statement to include heat batteries.
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will launch a consultation on including heat batteries as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
4 Sep 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Conditions of Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the right to Disability Leave for disabled workers.
3 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Ealing Southall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services in Ealing Southall constituency.
3 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring employers to respond to reasonable adjustment requests from disabled workers within two weeks.
Source: official written-questions record.