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.