Written questions

3,693 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 Sep 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the contract for Capita to deliver complaints services for NHS is due to conclude.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of employers that were included on a National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme list published since January 2011 have not paid arrears to affected employees.

1 Sep 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to round 19 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, published in June 2023, how many and what proportion of the named employers have now paid arrears to people who were paid less tha

18 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) causes of excess deaths in the last three years and (b) implications for his policies of those causes.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Hydrogen: Heating

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of (a) the compensation owed to (i) Cadent and (ii) Cheshire West and Chester Council and (b) other financial consequences following the decision to cancel the hydro

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there is an obligation on an installation to report to his Department on the (a) retention and (b) sale of free carbon allowances.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether there is an obligation on an installation to return unused carbon allowances when the facility is inactive.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what regulations cover the sale of free carbon allowances by installations that have been offline for a calendar year.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government has made any amendments to the EU Emissions Trading System installation cessation rules since setting up the UK Emissions Trading System.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the process is for amending the allocation of free carbon allowances to operators when they change their inputs and outputs.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many installation operators were required to return free carbon allowances in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023; and if he will publish the names of those operators.

7 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UK Emissions Trading Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much time an operator has to return an overallocation of free carbon allowances.

3 Jul 2023 · Cabinet Office

Former Ministers: Public Inquiries

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2023 to Question 187732 on Former Ministers: Public Inquiries, how many occasions has legal support been provided to former ministers on matters relating to their personal conduc

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 03 July to Question 191183 on Local Government: Cheshire, if he will meet with the Hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston to discuss Cheshire Devolution,

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Westminster Hall debate on Future of the UK Constitution and Devolution on 8 March 2023, Official Report columns 131WH and 141WH, when he plans to respond to th

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

Owner occupation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what meetings he has held with representatives of (a) leaseholders and (b) freeholders in the last three months.

14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February to Question 139217 on Mental Health: Preventive Medicine, what progress NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence have made on the

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps to encourage energy companies to ensure that retail prices reflect wholesale prices.

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Sustainable Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has had recent discussions with energy companies on potential linage between the costs of green energy and of fossil fuels; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impac

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on the review of the Warm Home Discount.

14 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to confirm whether he plans to ringfence funding for long covid clinics after April 2024.

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the accuracy of decisions for applications to the Energy Support Fund made by the automated decision making process.

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many applications to the Energy Support Scheme have been refused and later overturned.

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Animal Breeding

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to regulate canine fertility clinics.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2023 to Question 183091 on Children: Maintenance, what the average waiting time is between an application to the court and outcome; and whether his Department has set a t

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to confirm how many Mental Health Support Teams are in (a) the North West and (b) Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency.

9 Jun 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 the number of families in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency subject to the two child benefit limit.

9 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Personal Care Services: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of energy costs on the hair and beauty sector; and what meetings (a) she and (b) officials in her Department has had with business leaders fro

9 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Ellesmere Port and Neston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many constituents in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency are registered with an NHS dentist.

9 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Ellesmere Port and Neston

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many constituents in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency have been deregistered by dental practices each year since 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.