Written questions

161 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaesthetics: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the number of medical speciality training places (a) in total and (b) in anaesthesia.

11 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Life Expectancy

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish updated (a) life expectancy and (b) healthy life expectancy statistics for (i) electoral wards and (ii) middle layer super output areas.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Gambling

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Premier League clubs on gambling sponsorship on their websites.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.71 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what support his Department plans to give to GP practices unable to access the fund for GP surgery upgrades.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Lord Darzi's Independent investigation of the NHS in England, published on 12 September 2024, what steps his Department is taking to support integrated care boards to increase cap

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of developing a National GP Retention Strategy backed by ring-fenced funding.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diets: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the provision of advice on plant-based diets by clinicians in primary care settings on (a) achieving the aim in the NHS Long Term Plan of su

8 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Right to Buy Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 5.149 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, how long discounts on the Right to Buy scheme will be reduced for.

6 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Disadvantaged: Income

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the potential impact of socio-economic disadvantage on future earnings.

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

Marine Animals: Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure super trawlers report marine mammal by-catch to the Marine Management Organisation.

4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Hubs: Orthopaedics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.71 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, how many new surgical hubs will focus solely on orthopaedic procedures.

4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Surgical Hubs: Injuries and Orthopaedics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of surgical hubs on waiting times for (a) trauma and (b) orthopaedic treatment.

4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional funding to (a) community musculoskeletal services and (b) physiotherapy.

4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Musculoskeletal Disorders: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to provide additional support for people with (a) arthritis and (b) musculoskeletal conditions.

4 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Medical Records

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring NHS Trusts to amalgamate patient data across primary care.

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

Pesticides: Public Places

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to introduce a national phase-out of the use of pesticides in public areas under local authority control.

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support local authorities to reduce the waiting times for education, health and care plans to be processed.

30 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Temporary Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to amend the eligibility criteria for Universal Credit so that people on temporary employment contracts are able to make claims as soon as their contract ends.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tobacco: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include enforcement measures in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to prevent the sale of tobacco products on the internet to those under age.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Smoking: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase the uptake of NHS stop smoking services amongst underage smokers.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support the (a) mental health and (b) wellbeing of nursing staff.

29 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in levels of demand for patient care on the capacity of the nursing workforce.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timelines are for the cross-government strategy to end homelessness.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include a youth chapter in the upcoming homelessness strategy.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Electoral Register

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential cost to the public purse of introducing automatic voter registration.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of further gambling industry regulation being considered by her Department on levels of economic growth.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Electromagnetic Fields: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps with technology and communications companies to mitigate harm to people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity.

16 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that new housing developments have sufficient opportunities for residents to easily access healthy foods.

16 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to expand the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to milk based drinks.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Chronic Illnesses: Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of improving access to healthy food on the number of people who cannot work due to long-term illness.

Source: official written-questions record.