To ask His Majesty's Government whether the new right to flexible working in the Employment Rights Bill will include a requirement for additional consideration of requests from those who are pregnant.
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide funding for Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance and The Global Fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to have discussions with British Airways regarding the late announcement of the cancellation of flights between Belfast and London.
To ask His Majesty's Government what further steps they will take to mitigate the impact of child poverty.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of child poverty.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any adverse gender disparity regarding women’s healthcare, and the consequential impact on (1) loss of working days, and (2) the economy.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to get rid of the two-child limit for eligibility for certain benefits.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of ongoing air connectivity between Belfast and London.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of catfishing on users of social media platforms.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to hold social media platforms to account for enabling offences involving catfishing; and how they plan to ensure that social media platforms protect children.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of numbers of people in receipt of Universal Credit; and what are the comparative figures for the 2020–21 financial year.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to hold integrated care boards to account to ensure that the National Framework for Children and Young People’s Continuing Care is implemented across all local areas.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in determining the eligible entity criteria and procedural requirements for the Online Safety Act 2023's super-complaints function; and when they will introduce the regulations to bring it into ...
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to community oncology services for older people.
To ask His Majesty's Government what mechanisms are in place to monitor and evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of frailty assessments for older cancer patients in the NHS.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to integrate frailty assessments into cancer care pathways for older patients within the NHS.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure there are adequate numbers of skilled professionals to meet the needs of seriously ill children and young people.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Minister of State at the Department for Health and Social Care on 31 October (HC Deb col 374WH), when they will publish their stand-alone cancer strategy.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that disease-modifying dementia treatments are available through the NHS.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that new dementia treatments can be deemed cost-effective by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in the light of the investment required to scale up diagnostics.