Written questions

707 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the availability of rolling stock suitable for (a) the Henley branch line and (b) other non-electrified branch lines.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Children's Social Care Independent Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children’s social care final report (MacAlister,2022), published on the 23rd of Ma

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps is he taking to ensure that all villages are included the rollout of broadband infrastructure.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Museums and Galleries: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support provided to (a) the River and Rowing museum in Henley-on-Thames and (b) other museums outside London.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Family Hubs: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to extend Start for Life and Family Hub funding to include Oxfordshire.

13 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alzheimer's Disease: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of NICE methodology in appraising innovative medicines for licensed for Alzheimer's Disease.

13 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Toys and Games: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that Christmas toys sold through online retailers are safe.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

National Landscapes: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 11126 on National Landscapes: Environment Protection, what steps the Government is taking to make National Landscapes wilder and g

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

National Landscapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2024 to Question 14870 on National Landscapes and with reference to section 245 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, for what reas

10 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS Trusts to speed up access to innovative therapies before MHRA approval through Early Access Programmes.

10 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Givinostat

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were in receipt of Givinostat through the Early Access Programme on 10 December 2024; and if he will make an assessment of the potential barriers to accessing the Early Access Pro

9 Dec 2024 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions: National Insurance Contributions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to reduce (a) delays and (b) complexities in obtaining the necessary information to purchase additional years of National Insurance contributions to maximise their state pension (a) faced by

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dormice

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Glis Glis (edible dormouse) on (a) indigenous species and (b) property; and whether he plans to take steps to reduce this i

4 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the New Hospital Programme review, when the (a) options and (b) recommendations for the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading will be published; and when he plans to announce which ho

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to publish the independent review of her Department’s language services.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Interpreters

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of services provided by interpreters to her Department.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Translation Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing external (a) translation and (b) interpretation services provided to her Department with services provided by departmental staff.

28 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the (a) consumption of liquefied petroleum gas by (i) classic cars and (ii) other vehicles and (b) availability of

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of trends in the levels of real terms funding to the Environment Agency between 2010 and 2024.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Independent Water Commission: Eutrophication

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether nutrient pollution will be within the remit of the Independent Water Commission; and how the Commission will interact with the rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Pla

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has (a) held recent discussions with local stakeholders on (i) when bathing water status applications will reopen and (ii) the consultation of bathing water stat

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the powers of the Environmental Agency to (a) monitor and (b) maintain bathing water (i) status and (ii) quality.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure high quality water in bathing water designated areas inland.

21 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8075 on Floods: Government Assistance, for what reason her Department's Property Flood Resilience grant scheme was not activated i

21 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the uptake of (a) digital innovation and (b) patient data systems within the NHS.

21 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physician Associates: Finance and Incentives

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) incentives and (b) funding for physician associates.

21 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Physician Associates: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of (a) patient knowledge of the training physicians associates receive and (b) information available in general practice for patients on physician

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of testing newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy.

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gluten-free Foods: Prescriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help support people with Coeliac disease with the cost of food; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening access to gluten free product

19 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the recommendation from the French health authority that the RSV vaccine should be provided to (a) 75-80 a

Source: official written-questions record.