Written questions

841 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on (a) diagnostics and (b) treatment pathways for people with long covid.

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to help increase dementia diagnosis rates to pre-Covid-19 levels in Leigh and Atherton constituency.

18 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether schools will be able to refer demand for breakfast clubs to existing out-of-school clubs.

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to establish full clinical guidelines for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of people with Tourette'

13 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cinemas: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support independent cinemas to access funding for (a) infrastructure and (b) urgent works.

11 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing electronic prescriptions for medicinal cannabis.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that visual artists and creators (a) nationally and (b) in Leigh and Atherton can access licensing deals with AI developers.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Copyright

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of technical solutions put forward by AI developers to allow individual rightsholders in the creative industries to effectively and efficiently o

6 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Long Covid and ME/CFS

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 30791 on Employment: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Long Covid, whether the proposed reforms will (a) ensure appropriate assessment of the work capab

3 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to supporting people with Long Covid in the context of the closure of Long Covid clinics.

28 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Long Covid and ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 26770 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services, whether the results from the NHS England stocktake will be published.

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Film and Television: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport's consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contract regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024,

27 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Film and Television: Subscriptions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's consultation on the implementation of the new subscription contract regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, what assessment he has made

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to ensure a patients right of choice is not impacted by the proposed 2025-26 NHS payment scheme.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patient Choice Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed 2025-26 NHS Payment Scheme on a patients right to choose.

25 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed 2025/26 NHS Payment Scheme consultation to enable Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) to set financial limits for each independent prov

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from civil society on phasing out of animal testing.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to meet with representatives from civil society to discuss the Government’s strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods to the use

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports Competitors: Hearing Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support deaf athlete swimmers with (a) training, (b) funding and (c) accessing equal opportunities

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increases to employers National Insurance contributions on (a) staff and (b) patients in private nursing homes.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to financially support nursing homes with increases in National Insurance contributions.

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to private nursing homes in (a) Leigh and Atherton constituency and (b) nationally, in the context of increases to employers National Insurance contribution

21 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on private nursing homes.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Urban Areas: Wigan

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to encourage investment into high streets in (a) Leigh, (b) Atherton, (c) Golborne and (d) Tyldesley.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Long Covid and ME/CFS

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support people with (a) Long Covid and (b) ME back into the workplace.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to support people with neurodiverse conditions into the workplace.

11 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help armed forces veterans access mental health support in Leigh and Atherton constituency.

11 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: Tax Evasion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to tackle tax evasion in vape shops.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a regional transport strategy to improve connectivity between towns.

6 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Court Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum sentences for individuals in breach of protective orders.

Source: official written-questions record.