Written answers

Friday, 2 June 2023

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many linear accelerator machines in NHS Trusts will go beyond their recommended 10-year lifespan in the next three years.

    • Dementia: Hypertension

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Royal College of Nursing on the implications for his policies of the link between dementia...

      Strokes: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the importance of Stroke Recovery Services to stroke survivors and their families.

      Urinary Tract Infections: Medical Treatments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people are admitted to hospital each year with urinary tract infections; what the cost was to the public purse of the NHS of...

      Integrated Care Boards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken steps to ensure that (a) patients and (b) other members of the public are involved in the...

      Bowel Cancer: Diagnosis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will ensure that the Major Conditions Strategy includes measures in line with the NHS Long Term Plan to increase the...

      Cancer: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to offer oncology departments additional support to manage changes in the level of demand for cancer drugs.

      Eating Disorders: Palliative Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he made of the number of eating disorder patients who were moved into palliative care in each of the last five years.

      Screening: Community Diagnostic Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department conducted a public consultation on the diagnostic (a) tests, (b) procedures and (c) equipment available at...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Food: Japan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many British food brands (a) have been granted and (b) are awaiting geographical indication status in Japan since the Government agreed a...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to make water companies statutory consultees in major housing developments.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the guidance of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation which states that vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus is...

    • Osteoporosis: Fractures

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether NHS England has set key performance indicators for integrated care boards or NHS Trusts to improve detection of osteoporotic fractures; and, in...

  • Cabinet Office

    • Cabinet Office: Routledge

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the contractual relationship between the Cabinet Office and the publisher, Routledge.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Food: Prices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of food inflation on family budgets in (1) Northern Ireland, (2) England, (3) Scotland, and (4) Wales.

    • Plastics: Pollution Control

      To ask His Majesty's Government what are their negotiating objectives for the Plastic Pollution Treaty.

      Environment Protection

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the measurable indicators of progress for the Environmental Improvement Plan will be finalised.

      Plastics: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their response to the Greenpeace report Forever Toxic: The science on health threats from plastic recycling, published on 24 May; in particular, the...

      Sewage: Property Development

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of major housing developments in contributing to sewage spills into combined sewers where the standard of the pipes...

  • Department for Transport

    • Logistics: Alternative Fuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether the forthcoming low carbon fuels strategy will cover all transport modes used by the logistics sector.

    • Large Goods Vehicles: Carbon Emissions

      To ask His Majesty's Government when the next stage of the Zero Emission Road Freight (ZERFT) Demonstration programme will commence.

      Logistics: Hydrogen

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role hydrogen could play in reducing carbon emissions associated with the logistics sector.

      Logistics: Alternative Fuels

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the cost of low-carbon fuels, compared to diesel and kerosene, on their usage by logistics businesses.

  • Home Office

    • Refugees: Resettlement

      To ask His Majesty's Government how many referrals were made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to (1) the UK Resettlement Scheme, (2) Community Sponsorship, (3) the...

    • Slavery: Victims

      To ask His Majesty's Government, in each of the past five years, how many decision makers there have been in the competent authorities making conclusive grounds decisions identifying victims of...

      HOPE not Hate

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 16 May (HL7538 and HL7539), what action they have taken against (1) groups, or (2) individuals, of...

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Sudan: Armed Conflict

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 May concerning the conflict in Sudan, whether they intend to convene a high level strategic...

    • Nagorno Karabakh: International Law

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 17 April (HL Deb, col 464), what assessment they have made of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh in international law.

      EU Indo-Pacific Forum

      To ask His Majesty's Government which minister or ministers represented the UK at the EU Indo–Pacific Forum on 12 May; and which bilateral meetings were held by the UK representative...

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