Written questions

1,673 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many Section 21 notices have been issued in (a) Lancashire and (b) Preston in each of the last five years; and what steps his Department is taking to support tenants facing evict

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire and (c) England have (i) applied for and (ii) received Personal Independence Payments for inflammatory bowel disease in each year since 2020.

16 Apr 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) applied for and (b) received employment and support allowance for inflammatory bowel disease in (i) Preston, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) England in each year since 2020.

12 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help ensure that anti-social behaviour is investigated in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire.

12 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will (a) make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of crime levels in (i) Preston and (ii) Lancashire and (b) take steps to develop a plan to reduce bicycle theft in thos

12 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Crime: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle violence and sexual offences in Preston.

12 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Drugs: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of drug offences in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire.

12 Apr 2024 · Home Office

Windrush Compensation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Lancashire and (d) Preston have been (i) awarded and (ii) denied compensation from the Windrush Compensation Scheme.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Hedges and Ditches: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to protect (a) hedgerow habitats and (b) associated species.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Sign Language: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing free access to British sign language classes for the (a) parents and (b) caregivers of all newly-identified deaf children.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information her Department holds on the number of reports of faulty smart meters in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Preston in the last 12 months; and what steps her Departmen

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Affordable Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the number of (a) social and (b) affordable housing properties built by developers; and what steps his Depa

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Buildings: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether regulations are in place to ensure that reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete is not used in the future building of (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) public sector building

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the reasons for which some disabled children cannot (a) eat and (b) access free school meals; and whether she plans to make reasonable adju

25 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Economic Situation: Weather

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) short and (b) long term impact of (i) extreme weather and (ii) storms on the economy.

25 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Climate Change: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of climate change on flooding in the UK.

19 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Nurseries: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase nursery staff in the North West, in the context of the Government's plans to expand the number of free childcare places.

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential long-term impact of the cost of living on life expectancy; and what steps her Department is taking to reduce regional disparities in life ex

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

MMR Vaccine: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2024 to Question 11582 on MMR Vaccine: North West, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the lower uptake of MMR2 at fi

18 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to prepare for (a) an avian influenza outbreak and (b) a future pandemic.

18 Mar 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Convictions: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions of young people there were in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Preston in each of the last five years; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the tr

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce planning approval times for new electric vehicle charging installations.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to encourage uptake of electronic vehicles among all socioeconomic groups.

15 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the potential impact of planning regulations on the installation of electronic vehicle charging po

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Preston

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of train cancellations into Preston; and what plans he has to help reduce such cancellations.

11 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of levels of plastic pollution per capita in the UK; what steps his Department is taking to tackle those levels; and wh

11 Mar 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine by (a) girls and (b) boys.

11 Mar 2024 · Treasury

Personal Savings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the level of average savings of households.

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce the incidence of circulatory and respiratory diseases as a result of poor insulation in (a) Preston and (b) Lancashire.

28 Feb 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing home insulation to low-income households who have have poorly insulated homes.

Source: official written-questions record.