Helen Whately

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Garden Communities: Sittingbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with the developers of the Highsted Park outline planning applications.

19 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Garden Communities: Sittingbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason she called in the Highsted Park outline planning applications.

14 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2024 to Question 4038 on Pension Credit: Expenditure, what estimate she has made of the additional cost to the public purse of the associated allowances for Pension

13 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was for Pension Credit in the latest year for which information is available.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Rolling Stock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what work (a) has been undertaken and (b) is planned on the creation of a long-term strategy for rolling stock.

22 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Ministerial Code to specifically include (a) commercially sensitive statements and (b) personal boycotts.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress Network Rail has made on the access charge discount scheme.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had direct discussions with her Scottish counterpart since July 2024.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had direct discussions with her Welsh counterpart since July 2024.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the motor insurance taskforce will review postcode insurance pricing.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6166 on East Anglia Rail Franchise, what are the contractual conditions for termination of rail operator contracts.

21 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Go Ahead Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has met with representatives from GoAhead Ltd.

17 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate healthcare provision in areas with high (a) housing targets and (b) population growth.

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Literacy and Numeracy: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) (i) basic and (ii) general literacy and (b) (A) times tables and (B) general numeracy rates.

17 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient school places to meet demand in new housing developments in the countryside; and whether she is taking steps with the Secretary of State f

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Winter Fuel Payment: Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of households that will be affected by the proposed change to the eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payments in (a) Faversham and Mid Kent constituency and

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase transparency to the public accessing of data on palliative care commissioned by local ICBs.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure ambulances are not delayed outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Virtual Wards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help extend access to virtual wards to (a) avoid admission to hospital and (b) speed up discharge.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the financial support available to care workers who are seeking to gain new qualifications.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) recognise and (b) reward care workers who take on nursing responsibilities.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to develop new qualifications for care workers.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help develop a career path for care workers.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on improving the support for people who are signed off sick to help them return to work.

16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on improving the support available for people seeking a fit note.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on improving the support to young carers in schools.

16 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support to young carers in schools.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Euston Station: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of Network Rail's potential loss of revenue from disabling the advertising board at London Euston station this financial year.

11 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Euston Station: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions Network Rail has had with JC Decaux on the potential costs of turning off their advertising hoardings at Euston Station.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Fuels: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has received recent representations on the potential merits of increasing fuel duty.