Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,198 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what operational requirements remain outstanding before passenger services can commence on the East West Rail line between Oxford and Milton Keynes; and what is her latest estimate is for the commencement of th
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the suspension of speed camera enforcement on (a) the number of speed awareness and other educational courses commissioned and (b) the number o
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the prevention and treatment of eating disorders will be included in the Mental Health Strategy for England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Modern Service Framework for Severe Mental Illness will contain commitments relating to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on the Modern Service Framework for Severe Mental Illness of Beat's news story entitled 1 in 20 people affected by eating
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the capacity of NHS eating disorder services to meet projected demand.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase research into the causes, prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve access to early intervention eating disorder services in community settings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of eating disorders among boys and young men.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve awareness and identification of eating disorders among boys and young men.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of social media content and recommendation algorithms on the levels of eating disorders among children and young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of safeguards introduced by developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to prevent the provision of advice that could
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of whether measures used by developers of artificial intelligence systems to prevent harmful eating disorder-related outputs could be applied by social
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce avoidable eye-related attendances at Emergency Departments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role does she plan for community optometry to play in delivering the Government's commitment to shift care from hospitals into the community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of expanding community optometry-led urgent eye care services on reducing attendances at Emergency Departments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure patients are aware of community optometry services as an alternative to attending Emergency Departments for urgent eye conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using community optometrists to reduce pressure on Emergency Departments as part of the Government's neighbourhood health agenda.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by the Association of Optometrists that up to 400,000 people are attending emergency departments for eye is
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) business rates and (b) national insurance contribution increases on the financial viability of community pharmacies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the impact of pharmacies reducing their opening hours on (a) patient care and (b) the wider healthcare system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the financial impact of the time taken to commence the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 abolishing marriage value on lease
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for commencing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 which abolish marriage value.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he plans to increase testing and import controls for products at risk of asbestos contamination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of referral guidance for suspected breast cancer.