Written questions

1,113 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) funding arrangements, (b) governance structures and (c) management structures are for the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

30 Mar 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of how many (a) outstanding asylum claims there are from people in and (b) refugees there are in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Energy Performance Certificates: Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the proportion of houses that have an EPC rating of (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D and (e) E in Bolton South East constituency.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

IX Wireless: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the level of investment by IX Wireless in the local authorities in (a) Bolton, (b) Blackburn, (c) Rochdale, (e) Bu

30 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists were registered in each year since 2003.

30 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that civil service recruitment processes comply with provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on discrimination against people according to their (a) socio-economi

30 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Bolton

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of criminal court cases in Bolton.

30 Mar 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Military Bases

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many former service people are housed in military housing in Bolton South East constituency as of 30 March 2023.

30 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Travel: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate his Department has made of the level of (a) car ownership, (b) bus usage (iii) light rail usage, (d) train usage and (e) active travel usage in (i) Bolton South East constituency, (ii) the

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Business and Manufacturing Industries: Bolton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to help Bolton Council (a) support (i) businesses, (ii) exporters and (iii) manufacturers and (b) attract foreign direct investment.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits and Unemployment: Bolton South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people that were are (a) economically inactive and (b) claiming benefits in (i) 2010 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Foreign Investment in UK

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department issues guidance on steps that members can take to support (a) foreign direct investment, (b) local businesses that export, (c) small and medium-sized enterprises and (d) start-up

27 Mar 2023 · Cabinet Office

Foreign Investment in UK: Bolton

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the level of foreign direct investment into Bolton in the period since 2010.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Environment Protection: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the number of green jobs in (a) the North West, (b) the Borough of Bolton and (c) Bolton South East constituency.

27 Mar 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Brownfield Land Release Fund: Bolton

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with Bolton Council on the Brownfield Land Release Fund.

22 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to produce an updated Equalities Impact Assessment on oral healthcare.

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Major Conditions Strategy will consider the wider determinants of health.

17 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the commitment to prepare a white paper on health disparities in the white paper entitled Levelling Up the United Kingdom, published on 2 February 2022, whether he is taking steps

17 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Trams: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2022 to Question 25813 on Trams: Greater Manchester, what recent progress has been made on assessing the strategic outline business case for the Bolton to Radcliffe tram connec

17 Feb 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Myanmar: Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his officials have held discussions with Acteon Group on providing services to the gas industry in Myanmar.

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists, (c) dental technicians, (d) clinical dental technicians, (e) orthodontic th

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made a recent forecast of the number of (i) Dental Nurses, (ii) Dental Hygienists, (iii) Dental Technicians, (iv) Clinical Dental Technicians, (v) Orthodontic Therapists and (vi) Den

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (i) Dental Nurses, (ii) Dental Hygienists, (iii) Dental Technicians, (iv) Clinical Dental Technicians, (v) Orthodontic Therapists and (vi) Dental T

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Bolton Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the annual budget for Bolton Council has been in every year since 2005.

2 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Bolton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools had at least one construction element in condition grade (a) C and (b) D in (i) Bolton South East, (ii) Bolton West

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Smart Export Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the rates are for Smart Export Guarantee (a) generators and (b) licensees.

18 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to recommendations of the report by the University of Manchester entitled Racial Bias and the Bench, published in November 2022, if he will make it his policy to publish (a) the Judicial Executive

15 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Counter-terrorism and Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether data protection is covered in her Department's training on the Prevent Duty as part of its Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent.

15 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Libya: IRA

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the independent report by William Shawcross on compensation for victims of Libyan-sponsored IRA terrorism.

Source: official written-questions record.