Written questions

67 written questions tabled, most recent first.

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Hygiene: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people have experienced hygiene poverty in (a) England, (b) Cumbria and (c) Carlisle constituency in each of the last five years.

19 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Child Poverty Taskforce

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Child Poverty Taskforce plans to (a) assess the (i) extent and (ii) potential impact on children of and (b) make recommendations on tackling hygiene poverty.

18 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bladder Cancer: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the clinical trial at Mount Sinai Health System, New York, published on 2 October 2024, on treating invasive bladder ca

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support for kinship carers.

22 Oct 2024 · Scotland Office

Borders Railway Line: Carlisle

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of extending the Borders Railway line from Tweedbank to Carlisle.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list every date on which the Health and Safety Executive issued his Department a notification of contravention since 2013.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the (a) date and (b) place of every coroner's inquest that established heat as a cause of death for service personnel since 2013.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel died within 24 hours of completing their annual fitness test in each year since 2013.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many annual fitness tests were cancelled due to the safe temperature being exceeded (a) one (b) two and (c) three hours before the start time in each year since 2013.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service personnel failed their annual fitness test in each year since 2013.

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Heatstroke

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's response to the Coroner report on the death of Corporal Joshua Hoole, dated 27 January 2020, when the common tri-service suite of reporting and investigation forms was completed

17 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Exercises: Heatstroke

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what improvements have been made to (a) how and (b) what data is reported for heat illness cases following the inquest into the death of Corporal Joshua Hoole in 2019.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were unable to achieve a successful set of mammograms because (a) they were unable to hold the required position for sufficient time and (b) the mammogram machine was not accessible

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the accessibility of bus services outside of London and combined authority areas for (a) wheelchair users, (b) people who are blind or visually impaired and (c) p

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with disability organisations on the potential merits of introducing a moratorium on floating bus stops.

15 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Pedestrian Areas: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of whether floating bus stops are compatible with Rule H1 of the Highway Code.

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mobile breast screening units have wheelchair accessible mammogram machines.

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many static breast screening centres have wheelchair accessible mammogram machines.

15 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many breast screening centres in England are (a) static sites and (b) mobile units.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of average waiting times for driving tests on the economy.

8 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Housing Estates: Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has of made of (a) the adequacy of the process and (b) potential barriers for the adoption of roads in new housing estates by Local Authorities.

8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Commonhold and Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include proposals to end the inclusion of financially burdensome terms in the deeds of (a) freeholds and (b) leaseholds in planned draft legislation on leasehold and

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take through the alcohol duty system to support (a) pubs and (b) breweries in Carlisle.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing draught duty relief to 20% on (a) pubs and (b) small independent brewers in Carlisle.

8 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Beer and Cider: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing draught duty relief for (a) beer and (b) cider served in pubs in Carlisle.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than one year to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than six months to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 90 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Drivers Medical referrals to the DVLA took more than 60 days to (a) resolve and (b) close in (i) 2023, (ii) 2022, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2020 and (v) 2019.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Medical Examinations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of drivers medical referrals to the DVLA took longer than 30 days to resolve in each year since 2019.

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