Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that care homes meet high standards of (a) hygiene, (b) cleanliness and (c) quality of care.

17 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Greater Manchester Police: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of police officers in Greater Manchester.

17 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase funding for schools in Stockport constituency.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of national economic policies on addressing the root causes of child poverty.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the impact of existing social security policies on children in poverty in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

10 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Vegetable Oils: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of vegetable oils not included in the due diligence regulations under Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 on deforestation and

13 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Organs: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the length of waiting lists for a lifesaving organ in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) England.

13 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Public Sector: Leave

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is Government policy to allow public servants time off to donate (a) blood and (b) plasma.

9 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Donors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help encourage more people to become blood donors in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) the North West.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to increase participation of (a) girls and (b) women in cricket.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Stockport Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of Avanti West Coast’s management of Stockport railway station.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Podiatry: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an estimate of the average waiting time for podiatry appointments in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Stockport Borough.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reported attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh.

30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Bangladeshi counterpart on the protection of religious minorities in Bangladesh.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Stockport Station: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to refurbish Stockport railway station.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Brinnington Station and Heaton Chapel Station: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide funding for step-free access at (a) Brinnington Station and (b) Heaton Chapel Station.

30 Aug 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Money

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to require train operating companies to accept cash payments for onboard catering purchases.

17 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2024 to Question 23057 on Dentistry: Mental Health Services, what her Department's expected timetable is for publishing the findings of its review into its mental

16 May 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probate

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) staffing levels and (b) staff training on the time taken to process probate applications in each of the last 12 months.

16 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Continuing Care: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of processing times for (a) applications for and (b) appeals relating to NHS Continuing Healthcare.

16 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hydrotherapy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of hydrotherapy centres (a) due to be closed and (b) under consideration for closure by NHS (i) trusts and (ii) integrated care boards.

16 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Audiology: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of audiology services in England that have been outsourced to private providers by NHS (a) trusts and (b) integrated care boards.

16 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the cost to the NHS of providing (a) treatment and (b) other support to patients with mental health conditions in each year since 1 January 2022; and if she will c

15 May 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Money

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require railway (a) ticket offices and (b) electronic vending machines to accept cash payments.

13 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2024 to Question 20454 on Mental Health Services: Stockport, what the average financial spend was per child and young person supported; and what the average numbe

13 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prosthetics

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21490 on Prosthetics, how many prosthetic limbs are produced by the 35 NHS commissioned prosthetic centres; whether the prostheses produced are o

13 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Colonoscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21865 on Bowel Cancer: Greater Manchester, what is the average waiting time to receive (a) an appointment for a coloscopy and (b) the results fro

13 May 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: UN Security Council

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of supporting a permanent seat for the Republic of India on the United Nations Security Council.

7 May 2024 · Home Office

Police: Maternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will (a) undertake a review of maternity leave entitlement for Police Officers and (b) update police regulations to reflect the outcome of that review.

7 May 2024 · Home Office

Deportation: Rwanda

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people his Department has identified for deportation to Rwanda in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

Source: official written-questions record.