Written answers

Thursday, 7 April 2022

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Medical Treatments: Lasers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of re-classifying laser treatment as non-cosmetic to enable those...

    • Sheehan's Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 120844 on Sheehan's Syndrome, whether that data is held by a public body.

      Dentistry: Migrant Workers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists who qualified outside the UK were given a performer number in (a) Portsmouth, (b) the South East and (c) England in...

      Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ukrainian refugees will be eligible for covid-19 vaccinations on arrival to the UK; and what steps he is taking to encourage...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the availability of NHS dentists in (a) Portsmouth, (b) the South East and (c) England.

      Health: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2022 to Question 112645, on what date the Women’s Health Strategy will be published.

      Dental Services: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money was clawed back by NHS England from primary care NHS dental practices in England which had not met their contractual...

      Cancer: Children

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that a variety of treatments are available for children with cancer.

      Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what reassurances he has had from NHS England that the increased provision of care in the community and remote consultations as a result...

      Clinical Trials

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department does not provide regular reporting on the number of clinical trials underway by the NHS.

      Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS performance figures for February 2022, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients waiting 12...

      General Practitioners: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on meeting the Government's commitment to recruit 6,000 more GPs; and of those 6,000 GPs how many are planned...

      NHS: Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the number of hours worked by NHS dentists in (a) Portsmouth, (b) the South East and (c) England.

      Kidney Diseases: Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2021 to Question 62570, what assessment he has made of the progress of the Renal Services...

      Kidney Diseases: Dialysis Machines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the annual cost to the NHS per patient for (a) in-centre haemodialysis, (b) home haemodialysis, and (c)...

      Cancer: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the (a) NHS is training a cancer workforce that can meet the rising burden of cancer...

      Protective Clothing: Slavery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the modern slavery statement covering procurement of personal protective equipment since January 2020.

      Nurses: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on recruiting 50,000 nurses.

      Food: Labelling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the psychological impact of displaying calorie information on menus.

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to maximise NHS capacity.

      Care Homes: Infectious Diseases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the threshold for the number of infections that constitute...

      Department of Health and Social Care: Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will detail the losses and special payments valued at under £300,000 for his departmental group as defined by section A4.10.7...

      Hip Replacements and Knee Replacements: York

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in York who have been identified as requiring a hip or knee replacement (a) have not been referred for surgery as a...

      Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand the delivery of personalised healthcare.

      NHS: Vacancies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to obtain additional resources to urgently tackle workforce shortages within the NHS.

      Surgery: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog in elective care following the covid-19 outbreak.

      Iain Duncan Smith

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what records his Department holds on (a) meetings and (b) correspondence with the hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green since...

  • Department for Education

    • Teachers: Arts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools lack a qualified teacher in (a) art and design, (b) drama and (c) music.

    • Teachers: Qualifications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2021 to Question 25092 on Teachers: arts, how many schools lack a qualified teacher in each subject.

  • Department for Work and Pensions

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Home Office

    • Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to amend the Ukraine Family Scheme visa application process so that family groups can (a) apply and (b) book visa...

    • Home Office: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to Question 129103 tabled by the hon. Member for Bolton South East on 24 February 2022.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral statement of 1 March 2022, when further information on the humanitarian sponsorship pathway will be published.

      Refugees: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant of her oral statement of 1 March 2022, when further information on the Ukraine humanitarian sponsorship pathway will be published.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of how many Ukrainian refugees will apply for a UK visa.

      Visas: Ukraine

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Ukrainian citizens have (a) applied for and (b) been refused a UK visa since the Russian invasion of that country.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Veterans: Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish all data his Department holds on the number of veterans working (a) in the NHS, (b) as prison officers and (c) as teachers.

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

    • Trade Unions: Public Consultation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enforce laws surrounding trade union consultation; and what plans they have to ban the practice of fire-and-rehire.

    • Postage Stamps: ICT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will rescind the decision to refuse to accept stamps purchased after 31 January 2023 if they do not contain a barcode.

      Fuels: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent profiteering by companies increasing their prices following the five pence cut in fuel duty announced by the Chancellor of...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what co-operation they have had with governments of EU member states in assessing the lessons relating to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Protective Clothing: Contracts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the event that any suppliers of faulty PPE are required to return public funds to the Department of Health and Social Care, they will publish what...

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on drug rehabilitation for (1) men, and (2) women, in prison, in (a) England, and (b) Wales, in each year since 2010.

      Coronavirus: Prescription Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Kamall on 31 January (HL Deb col 621), what progress they have made in meeting the target of 5 million secured patient...

      Coronavirus: Disease Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients are enrolled in the PANORAMIC study for COVID-19.

      Prescription Drugs: Coronavirus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many patients in the UK are being treated with (1) Paxlovid, and (2) Sotrovimab; and what is their strategy for the wider deployment of these antiviral...

      Gender Recognition: Surgery

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many surgical interventions intended to reduce gender dysphoria, and improve health, quality of life and social functioning in people who have gender...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners: Restraint Techniques

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the instances of the use of force by prison officers on prisoners aged 18–24 in the men’s estate have been recorded in each of the last 10...

    • Prisoners: Location

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of prisoners with a home address in London are being held in prisons in (1) Wales, and (2) the North of England.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Iran: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) possibility, and (2) impact, of sanctions on Iran being lifted as part of a renegotiated Joint Comprehensive Plan of...

    • Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to re-introduce sunset clauses to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran (JCPOA).

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the adequacy of oversight of Iran's nuclear programme in the renegotiated Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran (JCPOA)...

      Iran: Nuclear Power

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of cash that will become available to Iran in the event of the renegotiated Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran...

      Bonyad Taavon Basij: Sanctions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what sanctions, if any, they have placed on the Iranian Foundation Bonyad Taavon Basij; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of any such sanctions;...

      Northern Ireland Protocol: Regulation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what system is in place to report on the potential of (1) primary, and (2) secondary, legislation, to create regulatory divergence between Great Britain and...

      Nigeria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 24 March 2022 (HL7051), which (1) communities, (2) organisations, and (3) other...

      Eritrea and Russia: Military Bases

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of Russia's plans to set up a naval base on the Eritrean Red Sea coast.

      Nigeria: Humanitarian Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of UK aid to Nigeria has been spent in the Middle-Belt since 2015.

      Eritrea: Non-governmental Organisations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the ability of UK-based humanitarian NGOs to operate in Eritrea.

      Eritrea: Foreign Relations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current relations between the UK and Eritrea.

      Darfur: Internally Displaced People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the displacement of the Darfuri people.

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Ukraine: Military Aid

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether replacements for the munitions gifted to Ukraine have been ordered; and which Government department will pay for them.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Pigs: Animal Welfare

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on pigs and their welfare of the shortage of (1) abattoir workers, and (2) vets, resulting in delays to their slaughter.

    • Veterinary Medicine: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 23 March (HL Deb col 954), what discussions they had with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

      Peat Bogs: Conservation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park on 7 March (HL6269), what steps they will take to ensure that a larger amount of peatlands...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Elections: Proof of Identity

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects of requiring voters to show photo ID to vote in elections on voter turnout; when that assessment was carried out; and...

    • Electoral Register

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people who would be registered to vote if automatic voter registration was introduced compared to the current...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Coronavirus: Vaccination

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many deaths, confirmed by coroner’s courts, have been directly caused by COVID-19 vaccinations.

    • British Constitution: Ministerial Responsibility

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which Cabinet minister has overall responsibility for constitutional issues.

      Ministers: ICT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many messages have been (1) logged, and (2) registered, of Government Ministers (a) sending, or (b) receiving, messages of official Government business...

      Civil Servants: Incentives

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants received bonuses in addition to their salaries in the last year for which figures are available.

      Government Departments: Consultants

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent on external consultants in the tax years (1) 2017–18; (2) 2018–19; (3) 2019–20, (4) 2020–21, and (5) 2021 to date.

      10 Downing Street: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have swept the Downing Street premises for listening devices since the refurbishment work carried out in the last two years.

  • Treasury

    • Public Finance: Families

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they applied the Family Test to the measures set out in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spring Statement on 23 March; and if so, what their conclusions...

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what changes have taken effect in respect of alcohol excise duties in the UK since 1 January 2021 which (1) do not apply to Northern Ireland, and (2) will...

      Hospitality Industry: VAT

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are providing to UK hospitality businesses, especially small businesses, to help with (1) rising costs, and (2) the continuing effects of the...

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

    • Gambling

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of the public who have experienced serious gambling-related harm.

    • Gambling

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) prevalence, and (2) cost to the Exchequer, of gambling-related harm in each of the last three years.

  • The Senior Deputy Speaker

    • Parliament: Coronavirus

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what changes he will propose, if any, to the recommendation to wear face masks on the parliamentary estate in light of the spread of COVID-19 infections.

    • Hybrid Bills

      To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker when the findings on the consultation of hybrid bill procedures will be published.

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