Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
193,089 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ending the temporary visa concession for overseas sheep shearers on the UK agricultural sector; and if she will reconsider allowing experienced
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring learner drivers to complete accredited CPR and defibrillator awareness training as part of the process of obtaining a full driving li
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department is considering a ban on engineered stone to prevent workers' increased exposure to silica dust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the equity implications of the list of medical conditions conferring exemption from prescription charges; and whether she has made an assessment of the po
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of adding sickle cell disease to the list of medical conditions conferring exemption from prescription charges; and what estima
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of people with Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis diagnosed following an A&E attendance, emergency hospital admission, or emergency su
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a delayed diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on A&E capacity over the past 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support Enhertu being made available in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her department is taking to ensure national bus operators meet their contractual obligations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Department is taking to reduce the time taken to open cancer clinical trials in the NHS, and what assessment they have made of the potential impact of delays in opening cancer clinic
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the forthcoming 10 Year Workforce Plan will include measures to increase NHS capacity to deliver non-commercial clinical trials.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of public investment in research and development that will be required beyond 2029-30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of international researchers working on clinical and cancer research in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the exclusion of full-time PhD students from the 30 hours funded childcare scheme on doctoral researchers with children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to undertake a review of the eligibility criteria for the 30 hours funded childcare scheme for those undertaking a PhD funded through UKRI and similar research councils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Child Maintenance Service policies in preventing paying parents from avoiding payments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy and effectiveness of the enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that payments owed to receiving parents are collected in a timely manner.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service for parents.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to support low-income households in Didcot and Wantage with the costs they pay for essential goods and services such as energy, insurance and credit, known as the poverty premium.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what information his Department holds on the potential impact of funding cuts to the Science and Technology Facilities Council on the expected loss of scientific talent to other co
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of funding cuts to the Science Technology and Facilities Council on the UK's leadership in research and development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help young people in Didcot and Wantage constituency find employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase the amount of surplus food reaching local larders and community organisations in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Didcot and Wantage constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support local community cafes in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Didcot and Wantage constituency.