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.