Written questions
1,018 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the number of registered voters living overseas per constituency including the country they are residing in.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many local authority accounts (a) were submitted on time and (b) remained outstanding after (i) 6, (ii) 12 and (iii) 24 months in each year from 2010 to 2024.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Audit
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many best value inspections have been carried out in each year since 2010; and how many minded to notices have been issued in that period.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the size of the local government workforce in each year from 2010 to 2024.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the level of interest rates on local authority debt repayments.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Office for Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made with the Office for Local Government of the cost to the public purse for (a) setting up and (b) running the Local Authority Data Explorer.
17 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Office for Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the cost of (a) establishing and (b) running the Office of Local Government.
8 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the licensing fees paid by XL Bully dog owners will cover the cost of preparing the certificate of exemption.
4 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of councils at risk of issuing Section 114 notices between 4 December 2023 and the Final Local Government Finance Settlement in February 2024.
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for registering with an NHS dentist in (a) Oldham and (b) England in the latest period for which data is available.
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) adult and (b) child NHS dental patients in (i) Oldham and (ii) England have seen a dentist in each year since 2010.
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish the number of registered dentists in (a) Oldham and (b) England in each year since 2010.
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Royal Oldham Hospital: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's timescale is for removing the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in Royal Oldham Hospital.
17 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Royal Oldham Hospital: Concrete
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of replacing the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in Royal Oldham Hospital.
15 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps with local authorities to ensure that taxi licencing processes support (a) passenger safety and (b) fair competition.
15 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport
Taxis: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the effectiveness of oversight of taxi licencing.
7 Nov 2023 · Cabinet Office
Coronavirus: Oldham
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in care homes relating to covid-19 were registered in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in each month since January 2020.
23 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Business and Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) properties and (b) businesses purchased for Phase 2B of HS2 his Department intends to sell.
23 Oct 2023 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's expected timeline is for selling all land previously acquired for Phase 2B of HS2; and who has oversight of this.
19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the economic impact of the use of combined sewer overflows on coastal businesses in England and Wales.
19 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the economic benefits of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
18 Sep 2023 · Leader of the House
Government Bills
To ask the Leader of the House, how many Government Bills have been withdrawn in each year since 2010.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Theatres
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a list of the number of (a) theatres operating and (b) theatre closures in each year since 2010.
18 Sep 2023 · Home Office
Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many attacks on shop workers have taken place in each year since 2010.
18 Sep 2023 · Treasury
Cooperatives: Economic Situation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the cooperative sector to the UK economy.
18 Sep 2023 · Home Office
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the dog attacks recorded by the police in each year since 2010.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department holds data on the number of commercial flight cancellations made per calendar year.
18 Sep 2023 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish data providing a breakdown of the number of rail journey cancellations in England and Wales for each year between 2010 and 2023.
10 Jul 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries of 6 July 2023, Official Report, column 921, if she will publish all water company storm overflo
Source: official written-questions record.