Written questions

335 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the cancer plan will contain measures to improve (a) pathology and (b) testing within the (a) overall cancer and (b) triple negative breast cancer pathway.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department's cancer plan will include measures to improve the collection of data on triple-negative breast cancer.

8 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to improve patient outcomes for (a) rarer cancers, (b) sub-types of cancer and (c) triple negative breast cancer in the cancer plan.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how she measures the success of literacy programs; and if she will set benchmarks to track progress of those programs.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will allocate funding to support research on effective literacy interventions for prisoners.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to help tackle the (a) stigma and (b) barriers preventing prisoners from participating in literacy programs.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is taking steps to form partnerships with (a) external organisations and (b) volunteers to support literacy initiatives in prisons.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to (a) assess (i) feedback from and (ii) outcomes of and (b) improve literacy programmes for prisoners.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is taking steps to tailor literacy programmes for prisoners (a) with learning disabilities and (b) for whom English is a second language.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to support the use of (a) technology and (b) digital resources to enhance literacy education in prisons.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to take steps to integrate prisoner literacy programs with other (a) educational and (b) vocational training opportunities.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to tackle the shortage of qualified (a) teachers and (b) staff to provide literacy education in prisons.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she plans to take to ensure that all prisoners have access to high-quality literacy programs.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking assess the effectiveness of loneliness reduction initiatives; and whether she plans to take steps to amend her policies in the context of the findings of these

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for research on effective interventions to tackle loneliness across different demographics.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to improve public transportation to help people stay connected with communities.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Digital Technology: Older People and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will take steps to ensure that digital inclusion initiatives are accessible to (a) all, (b) the elderly and (c) people in remote areas.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Employment: Loneliness

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to encourage employers to create workplace environments that reduce employee loneliness.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to integrate loneliness prevention programmes into the healthcare system.

3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Loneliness: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) reduce the stigma associated with and (b) encourage more people to seek help for loneliness.

3 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to promote community-based initiatives that foster social connections among vulnerable populations.

3 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Loneliness: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that social care services are adequately funded to support individuals experiencing loneliness.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department plans to use to determine which trusts or hospitals will receive new radiotherapy machines.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Radiotherapy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that funding allocated for radiotherapy is distributed equally across England, taking into account existing regional inequalities in radiotherapy a

18 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Missing Persons: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance to police forces advising them to offer independent return home interviews to adults who have been missing.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle barriers teenagers and young adults with cancer face in accessing clinical trials.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department taking to improve information for (a) young people and (b) their families about the symptoms of cancer.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department will take to improve the speed of diagnosis for teenagers and young adults with cancer within the 10-year Health plan.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that teenagers and young adults with cancer have access to specialist psychological support within the 10-year health plan.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that teenagers and young adults with cancer have access to clinical trials within the 10-year Health plan.

Source: official written-questions record.