Written questions

1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on improving financial support for kinship carers.

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

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has conducted surveys on trends in the level of public support for releasing beavers into the countryside.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to develop fracture liaison services nationwide.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with osteoporosis.

22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to implement Fracture Liaison Services for osteoporosis patients.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of means-testing of the winter fuel payment on the (a) NHS and (b) social care.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Viral Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on the number of (a) flu, (b) Covid, (c) norovirus and (d) RSV cases.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgery: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of means-testing the winter fuel payment on elective care waiting lists.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to make an estimate of the number of pensioners admitted to hospital in winter 2024-25.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England collects data on A&E attendances of pensioners.

21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS England collects data on hospital admissions of pensioners.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow (a) the General Dental Council and (b) other professional bodies to offer additional Overseas Registration Exam places to help (i) Ukrainian

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Coastal Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain dentists in coastal areas.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Isle of Wight

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what account reform of the national contract for dentists is taking of circumstances unique to the Isle of Wight.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) review and (b) reform the national contract for dentists; and what the timeline is for implementation.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Healthcare Visa scheme prioritises (a) ethical recruitment practices and (b) safeguards against the exploitation of migrant healthcare professionals.

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent the exploitation of foreign (i) nurses and (ii) healthcare workers under the Healthcare Visa scheme and (b) tackle (A) low wages, (B) long working hours and (

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that (a) nurses and (b) other healthcare workers are (i) not exploited under the Healthcare Visa scheme and (ii) provided with fair (A) working conditi

20 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism and Learning Disability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects NHS England and NHS Improvement to publish the annual Learning from Lives and Deaths - people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report.

17 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Insects

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received representations on the potential merits of introducing insects into the human diet.

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

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: WRAP

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research, analysis and intelligence WRAP provides his Department to inform policy.

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

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 3 January 2025 to Question 20290 on Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal, whether his Department has undertaken an (a) equality impact and (b) environmental princip

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

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has held discussions with WRAP on the frequency of household residual bin collections by local waste collection authorities.

14 Jan 2025 · Attorney General

Attorney General's Office: Reviews

To ask the Solicitor General, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 2024 and 5 Janua

14 Jan 2025 · Wales Office

Wales Office: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 2024

14 Jan 2025 · Scotland Office

Scotland Office: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 20

14 Jan 2025 · Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 202

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Depa

14 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) internal policy reviews, (b) independent reviews, (c) external reviews, (d) taskforces, (e) public consultations, (f) investigations and (g) other reviews their Department launched between 5 July 202

Source: official written-questions record.