Tuesday, 19 June 2018
The Secretary of State was asked—
What steps he has taken to tackle NHS workforce shortages.
What assessment he has made of the effect of the level of funding for the NHS on regional health inequalities.
What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of the tier 2 visa cap on recruitment in the NHS and social care sector.
What assessment he has made of the (a) quality and (b) availability of health and social care services for people with learning disabilities.
What steps his Department is taking to support UK life sciences and medical research.
What recent assessment he has made of the public health benefits of participation in sport.
What steps he is taking to ensure that homeless people are able to access healthcare and dentistry services.
What steps he is taking to encourage the adoption of personal health and care budgets.
What steps he is taking to increase the size of the mental health workforce.
What funding his Department has recently allocated to capital investment projects in the NHS.
What recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of NICE on increasing the capacity of the highly specialised technologies evaluation process.
What steps he is taking to support community first responder units.
What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of including autism in NICE guidance on epilepsy.
What steps his Department is taking to support NHS foundation trusts to tackle shortages in clinical staff.
What steps his Department is taking to support the use of innovative drugs and devices in the NHS.
What steps he is taking to reduce rates of childhood obesity.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland to respond to the fire at the Glasgow School of Art.
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the medical use of cannabis. Over the weekend, I issued an emergency licence to allow Billy Caldwell’s medical team to...
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Where is everybody? I hope, in the light of the extraordinary accusations of the right hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb), they are not behind the bike...
Presentation and First Reading ( Standing Order No. 57) Mr Frank Field presented a Bill to abolish the House of Lords and make provision for its replacement by a Senate. Bill read the First time;...
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I beg to move, That this House has no confidence in the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Member for Epsom and Ewell; notes the failed implementation of the May rail timetables which...
I beg to move, That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 48 and the practice of the House relating to the authorisation of charges upon the public revenue, the Parliamentary...
Ordered, That the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Cooperation and Information Sharing) Regulations 2018 (S.I., 2018, No. 607) laid before this House on 23 May be referred to a Delegated...
With the leave of the House, we will take motions 4 and 5 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Double Taxation Relief (Mauritius) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved. That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement...
That the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, E, F, and H) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 21 May, be approved.—(Rebecca...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Rebecca Harris.)
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