Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department prioritises Home Responsibilities Protection correction claims according to the age or vulnerability of the applicant; what the average waiting time is for a determination; how ma
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to conduct a review of the Overseas Scale Rates for employee subsistence, and what methodology is used to determine those rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her department has made of the adequacy of the level of awareness of Group B Streptococcus among pregnant women at (a) national level and (b) among individual NHS trusts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the feasibility of increasing the availability of Group B Streptococcus testing on the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that all pregnant women (a) have the right to request a Group B Streptococcus test on the NHS, (b) receive that test upon request, and (c) have the results acted up
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the present risk-factor-based approach used to identify women at increased risk of passing Group B Streptococcus to their baby during labour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate has been made of the number of babies who (a) develop and (b) die from Group B Streptococcus infection each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to improve the prevention of Group B Streptococcus infection in babies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing unused journeys within flexible season tickets to be carried forward rather than expiring.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of rail fares and ticketing products designed specifically for hybrid-working.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Access to Work claimants who have experienced a reduction in their award value at renewal in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of average processing times for Access to Work Mandatory Reconsideration requests, and what steps are being taken to reduce delays.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assesement her Department have made of the potential merits of a microchip database for pets to help reunite (a) stolen and (b) missing pets with their owner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of pets reunited with their owner following (a) theft and (b) going missing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way the animal welfare strategy mitigates the risk of pet theft.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not including grassroots and community sports clubs in the bodies subject to The Prevent Duty.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms exist for grassroots and community sports clubs to report concerns on radicalisation and potential terrorist activity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Continuing Healthcare Checklist assessments were completed, broken down by the number that resulted (a) in a full assessment, (b) in eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare in each o
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a weekend service for families to obtain death certification.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to support at-home social care provisions in North East Hampshire constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support food banks and local charities to prevent supermarket food waste in North East Hampshire constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the treatment of 16 to 19 year olds undertaking employer-based apprenticeships with those in full-time non-advanced education
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progress against the Environment Agency's leakage reduction targets of 17 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2050; an
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of support available to patients awaiting kidney transplants and their families and of the pressures experienced by those awaiting transplant
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of community-based models of care for children aged 0-2 on children's long terms outcomes.