Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of re-opening the railway line from Heathfield to Newton Abbot for passenger services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of pharmacies needing to call GP practices to request a change in prescription due to unavailability of medications on a) staff workload and b)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of medications needing to feature on the price concessions list.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information the department holds on the amount of community pharmacies that receive less in renumeration than they sell a) prescription and b) off the shelf medication for.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impacts of the delay it takes to add medication to the price concessions list on a) pharmacies finances, b) their ability to backfill medication and
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason aspirin is on the price concessions list.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, why community pharmacies are only re-imbursed for medication after 90 days.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to re-imburse community pharmacies in 30 days for medication.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of staffing levels in community pharmacies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of short term rises in requested prescriptions on community pharmacies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including community pharmacy staff in NHS pensions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding model for community pharmacy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of clawback where items being clawed back were purchased over a year ago on community pharmacies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds regarding the independent audit of the revised Palestinian Authority curriculum, including the experts contracted and the scope of their
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what arrangements his Department has put in place to monitor significant changes to the Syrian national curriculum; and how the findings of any monitoring will inform the UK'
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value was of payments for statutory paternity leave, shared parental leave and statutory maternity leave in the last year by geographic region and nation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a reduced rate of VAT on labour-intensive personal care services; and on its potential effect on employment, apprenticeships and tax revenues in the sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps are being taken to help increase the number of apprenticeships in the hair and beauty sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how the Youth Guarantee and apprenticeship reforms will support apprenticeships in labour-intensive service sectors such as hair and beauty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the £292 million practice-level GP reimbursement scheme to include sessions delivered by self-employed locum GPs, in add
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of restricting the GP reimbursement scheme to salaried GP contracts on smaller GP practices and practices in deprived areas that are
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to review the eligibility criteria of the GP reimbursement scheme during the 2026/27 financial year to allow for reimbursement of locum GP sessions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what engagement his Department has had with a) recognised trade unions and b) affected staff regarding the potential impact of the proposals to remove caretaker posts from the Army Reserve and University Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to establish a compensation scheme for women harmed by pelvic mesh and sodium valproate; and if she will meet the Patient Safety Commissioner to discuss redress for affected patie
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to develop a National Strategy for Vitamin B12 Deficiency; and if she will review (a) diagnostic thresholds for vitamin B12 deficiency, (b) treatment protocols f