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
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