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.