Written questions

122 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure people with long-term health conditions can access care services near their home.

12 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the uptake of patient-initiated follow-up for people with long-term conditions.

3 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for when councils will receive (a) transitional funding and (b) revenue support to develop food waste collection services compliant with new waste regulat

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to incentivise dental practitioners to work in areas with significant waiting lists.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Trusts: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure consistent application of retention policies across NHS trusts.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the working conditions for trainee surgeons.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise surgeons to work in areas with high waiting lists for elective procedures.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle sexual misconduct in the NHS.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of trainee surgeons is in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of resident surgeons is in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.

24 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total number of consultant surgeons is in (a) England (b) Wales (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to engage with universities as part of the 10-year Health Plan.

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of clinical academics in the UK.

12 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the 7.5% cap on international student numbers at medical and dental schools in England.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Doctors: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the number of people waiting for medical training between foundation level and speciality training.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthetics: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with NHS England on the potential merits of making 70 extra higher anaesthetic training places available every year.

5 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide more training places in (a) core anaesthetics and (b) across all medical specialties.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase training facilities for surgeons in the East of England.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Medical Treatments Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help inform people of the potential risks of of undertaking (a) cosmetic or (b) elective surgery overseas.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Medical Treatments Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to NHS England of treating complications arising from surgeries undertaken overseas by UK residents.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people waiting to undergo otolaryngology surgery.

16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce elective surgery waiting lists in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency.

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Hearing Impairment: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with the Health and Safety Executive on the potential merits of taking steps encourage employers to (a) organise regular hearing tests, (b) distribute adequate personal hear

6 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Oxygen: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) expertise and (b) public confidence are retained in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy services available on the NHS.

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Genetic Technologies (Precision Breeding) Act 2023.

13 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Armed Forces: West Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the presence of (a) United States visiting forces and (b) their dependents on local government finances in West Suff

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the Accessible Information Standard across the NHS.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of compliance with the Accessible Information Standard in the NHS.

6 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health and Care Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to implement section 95 of the Health and Care Act 2022.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: East of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) approve and (b) deliver rail infrastructure upgrades (i) in the Ely area and (ii) at Haughley Junction.

Source: official written-questions record.