Written questions

237 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish guidance on the rules for communication between hospitals on individual patient care.

14 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending universal free school meals across England.

14 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of extending the eligibility for free school meals on (a) the economy, (b) public health and (c) educational attainment.

12 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Universities: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students who have not received a degree mark due to strike action by university staff; and if she will take steps to compensate those students affected by the time

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tickets: Touting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce legislation for the uncapped secondary ticketing market.

6 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homes for Ukraine Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of making thank you payments to those families who opened their homes to Ukrainians through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

15 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance he has issued on the use of unlicensed doctors in his Department's tribunals.

14 Jun 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Pay

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the cost of living bonus for civil servants is pro rata.

16 May 2023 · Home Office

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has for the future management of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre when the current contract ends.

16 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2022-23, Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service, HC 272, published on 27 April 2023, if he will take steps to cre

16 May 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Sixth Report of the Work and Pensions Committee of Session 2022-23, Children in poverty: Child Maintenance Service, HC 272, published on 27 April 2023, if he will make it his polic

7 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility rules for 30 hours of free childcare so that children become eligible in the month following their third birthday.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Students: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a debt forgiveness programme for students who were financially affected by covid.

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Transport: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to issue guidance on the use of buckle belts following advice issued by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and in the context of local authorities use of home to school tr

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on an exchange agreement to allow holders of a Ukrainian licence to drive both manual and automatic vehicles in the UK.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to prevent landlords in the private rented sector from stipulating that they will not accept tenants in receipt of social security payments.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on an exchange agreement to allow holders of a Ukrainian licence to drive larger vehicles to exchange it for a UK equivalent.

12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Registration

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help social workers affected by technical issues re-register to retain their right to practice.

20 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislation on rights to visits in care settings.

7 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Shortages

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to tackle the shortages of HRT medication.

16 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average wait time for a decision to be made on awarding a Personal Independence Payment claim; and how many Personal Independence Payment claimants are waiting over six months for a decision

4 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will carry out a review of NHS patient engagement processes in order to (a) ensure parents and guardians are fully supported in deciding whether to make organs available for donation when a c

4 Nov 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit: Cost of Living Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason people in receipt of housing benefit are not eligible for the £650 cost of living payment.

31 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Conservative Party: North Tyneside

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the North Tyneside Conservative Federation is under investigation for potential furlough fraud.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Fireworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the effectiveness of legislation on fireworks in protecting the welfare of animals.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason cats have not been included in the proposed pet abduction offence in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.

31 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Cats: Tagging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the compulsory microchipping of pet cats.

27 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to issue new tenders for the management of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre.

27 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking on the future management of Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre ahead of the contract for that centre, currently with Mitie, ending in June 2023; and if she will

25 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to review its current policy on the use of Evusheld in the NHS in winter 2022-23.

Source: official written-questions record.