Written questions

1,993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, following the letter from Councillor Joanne Green dated 16 January 2023, if he will consider meeting with Manchester City Council Health Scrutiny Committee.

1 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Manchester Gorton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2022 to Question 37614 on Schools: Buildings, which schools in Manchester, Gorton constituency had at least one construction element in (a) condition grade C and (b) condition

30 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Shipbuilding

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help secure orders for the UK's shipbuilding supply chain.

26 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Agency: Solicitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many solicitors were on the Legal Aid Agency’s January 2023 criminal duty rota who had not been present on the Legal Aid Agency’s criminal duty rotas in the previous 12 months.

25 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department will publish the Government's response to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Green Paper consultation.

24 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Levenshulme Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will visit Levenshulme railway station to meet with users who struggle to access that station.

19 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Levenshulme Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to announce the successful applications for Access for All bids made for Levenshulme station by Transport for Greater Manchester.

19 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Timetables

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new train timetable on the reliability of rail services.

18 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the size of the backlog in (a) family courts case and (b) all courts cases.

17 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Cold Weather Payments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people in receipt of Universal Credit who work but have limited capacity to work to be eligible for the Cold Weather Payment.

16 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that householders on sub-meters receive the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme payment as soon as possible.

10 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the membership of the Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board.

10 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the diversity of the judiciary.

10 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Lammy Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2022 to Question 95928 on the Lammy Review, how many of the accepted recommendations of that review have been implemented in full.

9 Jan 2023 · Department for Education

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. member for Manchester, Gorton of 22 September 2022, reference AK56008.

6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices with a civil legal aid contract started zero cases by each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in the (i) 2020-21, (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23 financial year.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Royal College of Nursing on nurses industrial action.

20 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to reply to correspondence from the Hon. member for Manchester, Gorton dated 10 November 2022, reference AK55590.

19 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Clean Energy: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Energy Profits Levy on (a) clean energy producers and (b) encouraging energy producers to produce clean energy.

19 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. member for Manchester Gorton dated 8 July 2022, reference AK52139.

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of asylum claims made by children were decided without an interview in the last (a) six, (b) 12, (c) 18 and (d) 24 months.

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses criteria to prioritise outstanding children's asylum cases.

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reintroduce a service standard for children’s asylum application; and if she will make statement.

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions is a decision maker in her Department expected to make on average each week if they are deciding applications of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral statement by made by the Prime Minister on 13 December 2022, Official Report, columns 885-88 on Illegal Immigration, whether it is her Department's intention to have 2,400 a

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the length training is for Home Office decision makers to enable them to consider children’s asylum applications.

19 Dec 2022 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decision makers in her Department were fully trained to make decisions on unaccompanied asylum seeking children’s claims as of 19 December 2022.

15 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of commissioning an independent review into alcohol harms.

14 Dec 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Tickets: Sales

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of prohibiting the sale of tickets for events at a sum greater than their face value.

14 Dec 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of racial disproportionality in prisons.

Source: official written-questions record.