John McDonnell

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of how many children would be lifted out of poverty if the household benefit cap was (a) uprated with inflation since 2016 and (b) abolished.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

BBC: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has has with the BBC Board on the future of investigative journalism in the BBC's programming.

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an estimate of the number of patients with suspected myalgic encephalomyelitis that have been (a) misdiagnosed and (b) missed due to the SNOMED CT classification system in primary

29 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) improving and (b) adapting the SNOMED CT classification system in primary care when diagnosing suspected myalgic encephalomyelitis.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help facilitate research into the (a) causes and (b) treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

ME/CFS: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing public funding for research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

27 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on implementing the interim delivery plan on myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome; and if she has an expected timeline on when the plan will

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the local housing allowance to the 50th percentile of local market rents.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vacancies there are within his Department; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of full-time equivalent staff that will be employed by his Department by the end of 2024.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which categories of claimants had their contact with work coaches reduced in the last 12 months.

22 Nov 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many on average Universal Credit claimants' cases are overseen by each Universal Credit Case Manager as of November 2023.

20 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for the 2024-25 financial year.

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours' report entitled Pathway to A Cure, whether his Department plans to implement a joint strategy for brain tumour research with the Department for Science,

23 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Brain Tumours' report entitled Pathway to A Cure, whether his Department has taken steps to implement that report's recommendations on engaging healthcare professional

19 Oct 2023 · Cabinet Office

Mitie: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the retendering of Facilities Management contracts in the Mitie Affiliate Cluster, what recent meetings he has held with (a) the Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service, (b) the Chief Exe

19 Oct 2023 · Cabinet Office

Mitie: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the retendering of Facilities Management contracts in the Mitie Affiliate Cluster, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of TUPE transfer provisions for (a) corporately employed and (b) p

19 Oct 2023 · Cabinet Office

Mitie: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the retendering of Facilities Management contracts in the Mitie Affiliate Cluster, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Government Property Agency complies with its public sector equality

19 Oct 2023 · Cabinet Office

Mitie: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the retendering of Facilities Management contracts in the Mitie Affiliate Cluster, what steps he has taken to ensure continuity of payment of (a) pay and (b) in-work benefits.

19 Oct 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals with the US; and if she will make a statement.

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's publication entitled UK-Canada Free Trade Agreement: The UK’s Strategic Approach, published 24 March 2022, for what reason does the UK's strategic approach (a) inclu

18 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department sought a side letter similar to those agreed with the Governments of Australia and New Zealand to disapply investor–state dispute settlement provisions under the Comprehensive an

13 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Central Bank Digital Currencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a UK central bank digital currency on the right to privacy.

13 Sep 2023 · Treasury

Central Bank Digital Currencies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of a UK central bank digital currency on financial exclusion.

11 Sep 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Uprating

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate social security benefits in line with inflation in April 2024.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Courts and Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 on (a) court caseloads and (b) the prison estate.

11 Sep 2023 · Home Office

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 on the (a) workload of and (b) resources available to police forces.

1 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Public Health: Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting health impact assessments of the public health impacts of new free trade agreements; and if he will make an impact assessment

18 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193050 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence, if he will provide the 2021-22 Prisons Performance Framework target levels for each prison for the KPIs of (a) prisoner-on

18 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193050 on Prisons: Crimes of Violence, what weighting is given to the rate of (a) prisoner-on-prisoner assaults and (b) assaults on staff relative to other KPIs

10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 4 July 2023, Official Report, Col. 760, if he will list the key performance indicators used to measure violence in prisons; and whether his Depa