Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

6 Feb 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Mersey: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2024 to Question 9694 on River Mersey: Pollution, how many of the 56 pollution discharges in the River Mersey resulted in action being taken in lin

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure adequate supply of ADHD medications.

6 Feb 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Pontins: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have discussions with representatives of Britannia Hotels on the impact of the closure of Pontins Holiday Parks on (a) staff, (b) local tourism and (c) community organisations using t

6 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of special educational needs training given to teachers and staff at comprehensive schools in Greater Manchester.

6 Feb 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of funding available for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Greater Manchester.

6 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of appointments for education, health and care plan assessments.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Cross Country Line: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with CrossCountry Trains on overcrowding on its services.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people living in fuel poverty in Stockport constituency.

31 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing and Local Plans: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had discussions with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council on (a) progress in relation to its housebuilding targets and (b) its development of a local pla

30 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Taiwan: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled UK and Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership arrangement, published on 14 November 2023, whether she plans to negotiate a bilateral investment treat

30 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Taiwan: Health Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the memorandum of understanding between the UK and Taiwan signed on 10 July 2023, what progress has been made to further cooperation on reciprocal health insurance agreements.

23 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Morocco: Western Sahara

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) Moroccan and (b) Saharawi soldiers that have died since the Moroccan military incursion into Guerguerat.

22 Jan 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the letter of 4 August, 2023 from the hon. Member for Stockport on behalf of a constituent, reference NM21431, on his Department’s criteria for the calculation of carers’ all

17 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the number of subpostmasters in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester who (i) were wrongfully convicted and (ii) left their jobs as a result of the fla

15 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bereavement Counselling: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2023 to Question 5140 on Miscarriage: Bereavement Counselling, how many of the National Health Service trusts that have committed to adopting the National Bere

15 Jan 2024 · Home Office

VFS Global: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3995 on VFS Global, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the administration of the UK visa appointment system by VFS Global.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Mersey: Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollutant discharges into the River Mersey have been reported to the Environment Agency in each of the past five years.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Mersey: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to remedy metal contamination of bed sediments in the Upper Mersey catchment that result from (a) industry and (b) urban development.

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

Local Government: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2023 to Question 6351 on Local Government: Debt Collection, with reference to increases in the cost of living, if his Department will take steps

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

Local Government Finance: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has plans to help Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council with its budget shortfall for financial year 2024-25.

15 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure local authorities have sufficient resources to deliver specialist education services for (a) children and (b) young people with visual impairment.

15 Jan 2024 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Payment Systems Regulator on ATM interchange fees.

15 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change and Poverty

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to UK International Development's white paper entitled International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change, published

15 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with (a) NICE and (b) pharmaceutical companies on the affordability of Kaftrio.

11 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

India: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many (a) diplomats and (b) other officials accompanied the Minister of State for Commonwealth and Development Affairs on his visit to the Republic of India to attend V

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2024 to Question 7436 on Blue Badge Scheme, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the adherence to the national eligibility criteria for blue badge applications by

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has an industrial strategy for the retail sector.

9 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2023 to Question 6351 on Local Government: Debt Collection, if he will take steps to update his Department's best pract

8 Jan 2024 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking Offences: Enforcement

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to tackle rogue parking enforcement companies.

8 Jan 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Diabetes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to provide support for students with diabetes.

Source: official written-questions record.