Rachael Maskell

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help increase the number of childcare providers.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps with Cabinet colleagues to support childcare providers with energy costs.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of levels of pay for childcare workers on recruitment and retention in the sector.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on the quality of childcare of a greater child to carer ratio.

15 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent advisers are employed by HMRC to handle calls on national insurance contributions and the state pension in each year since 2009.

15 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls to the Future Pension Centre helpline (a) were not answered, (b) involved the caller being on hold for more than 10 minutes and (c) were terminated by the Future Pension Centre following

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring energy companies to cover the costs of any differential between a standard customer tariff and a prepayment customer tariff.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a compensation scheme for people who had prepayment meters installed without due diligence taking place.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a Government universal offer on childcare.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Extended Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) breakfast clubs and (b) after-school clubs for parents that need them; and what steps she is taking to help increase the level of p

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all childcare placements are able to support children with SEND.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to create a strategy outlining how her Department plans to ensure that all parents who require childcare are able to access those facilities.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that childcare is not more expensive for parents who are night workers.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of childcare; and what steps she taking to ensure there is an adequate supply of skills to address personnel shortages in that sector.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the cost of childcare on parents who do not receive Universal Credit or legacy benefits; and what steps she plans to take to help reduce the cost of childcare for w

14 Mar 2023 · Treasury

Business and Property Development: Capital Investment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits of direct government investment in (a) multi-purpose development sites and (b) businesses.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on potential opportunities to use York Central to showcase active travel excellence; and if he will take steps to support those opportunities.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure upgrades to railway stations prioritise cycle (a) parking and (b) access.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of (a) when the Transpennine Route Upgrade will be completed and (b) the total cost of that project.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Bicycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the space available for bicycles on trains; and whether he is taking steps to encourage train companies to provide more space for bicycle storage.

14 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail connectivity between Birmingham and York.

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

Property Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will undertake research on (a) funding models for mixed use developments and (b) potential barriers to partial public funding of such developments.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of (a) exam pressures, (b) wider mental wellbeing and (c) peer pressure through social media on levels of anxiety in children.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle levels of anxiety in children at school; and whether she plans to provide additional support to schools for this.

13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Arthritis: Surgery

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2023 to Question 153862 on Arthritis: Surgery, if he can provide information on the numbers of people with arthritis awaiting surgery with the data sets which are

13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2023 to Question 157671 on Patients: Digital Technology, if he will set out for which patient cohorts that the use of wearables is being piloted; and what data is

13 Mar 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2023 to Question 157667, what technologies his Department is piloting for social care; and in which ICS areas.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of carers living in poverty compared to the rest of the population; and what steps he will take to tackle poverty amongst that cohort.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to meet the Government's target for 50 per cent of journeys in towns and cities to be undertaken through active travel by 2030.

13 Mar 2023 · Department for Transport

Cycling and Walking: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the budget for active travel has been reduced from £3.8 billion to £3 billion over this Parliament.