Jim McMahon

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Working Class

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the proportion of people in creative roles such as writers, editors, producers, commissioners who come fro

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Living Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the government intends to equalise the National Living Wage rates for workers over 18 years old.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Practices: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has considered the potential merits of a national bulk buying energy contract for GP practices in England.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the potential impact on in-patients of charging in hospitals for TV, WiFi and telephone services.

8 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Regional Planning and Development: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what place based funding allocations has the Government confirmed for each area in the UK for the current spending review period.

8 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has had discussions with banks on maintaining high street branches to 2030.

8 Dec 2025 · Treasury

Business: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to further regulate business lending where (a) a private residence is used as security (b) personal guarantees are required as a condition of the loan.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the levels of brightness of street lighting on community safety; and whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on this issue since Jul

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Magistrates: Working Class

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of magistrates come from working class backgrounds in (a) England and (b) Greater Manchester.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the trends in the levels of life expectancy in (a) England, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Oldham; and what progress is being made to improve outcomes.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Patients

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) effectiveness and (b) timeliness of patient referrals between organisations in the NHS.

8 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to modernise whole system appointments to (a) improve patient access and (b) avoid missed appointments.

8 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Republic of Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the UK and Ireland sharing data on revoked British passports to prevent the misuse of the common travel area by travellers transiting to t

8 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Political Parties: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of financial caps on political donations for UK political parties, national, devolved and local elections.

8 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Media: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local and regional press and media monopolies on the adequacy of levels of varied and balanced reporting.

5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of winter capacity in (a) all Greater Manchester hospitals and (b) Royal Oldham Hospital.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Shops: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to give councils additional planning powers to help tackle unwanted uses such as barbers, vape shops and betting shops.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Evidence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 94768 on Criminal Proceedings: Evidence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of lost, missing and damaged evidenc

5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the network of publicly available defibrillators; whether there are any blackspots; and what steps he is taking to help ensure that all areas have acc

5 Dec 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of ending the use of asylum hotels on the use of dispersed accommodation in areas like Oldham; and if she will make an assessment of the pote

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent steps to tackle problem gambling on online platforms.

5 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Elections: Campaigns

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of third-party campaigner regulations and levels of compliance in England.

5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of community dementia services in England.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of business broadband connectivity speed and reliability on business growth, productivity and competitiveness in (a) Greater Manches

5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Hospice at Home programme delivered by hospices such as Dr Kershaw’s in Oldham on patients.

5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of blood donations by blood type.

5 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Magnetic Resonance Imagers: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of MRI scanning waiting lists in (a) all Greater Manchester hospitals (b) Royal Oldham Hospital.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Batteries: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with waste disposal plant operators on the risk of fire in facilities from disposable items with batteries, such as vape products.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Solar Power: Agriculture

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving the take up of roof mounted solar retrofit equipment on existing agricultural buildings.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Holyhead Port: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Welsh government on increasing the economic potential of Holyhead Port relative to UK - Ireland trade.