Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

National Grid: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of National Grid capacity issues on Stockport constituency.

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

Paraquat: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the export of paraquat.

8 Jan 2024 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of illegal off-road bike use were recorded by the police in Stockport in each of the last five years.

5 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Aid Scheme: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of legal aid provision in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

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

Homelessness: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to financially support voluntary and community sector organisations that support homeless people in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

5 Jan 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2023 to Question 6350 on Energy: Payment Methods, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying the Energy Price Guarantee to small

5 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of commissioning a clinical audit of changes in rates of liver cancer.

5 Jan 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce geographic variations in the provision of non-invasive liver scans in community diagnostic centres.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Manchester Airport: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of (a) outbound and (b) inbound passenger numbers at Manchester Airport in each of the next three years.

18 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will update the assessment criteria for blue badge parking permit qualifications to cover people with degenerative medical conditions.

13 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Visas: China

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5400 on Visas: China, what the average waiting time for an appointment at a UK Visa Application Centre in China was in each of the last 12 months

13 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 5708 on Neurology: Greater Manchester, what the average wait time for a neurology appointment is in (a) Stockport constituency, (b) the Metrop

12 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Exports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the (a) retail and (b) travel industries on the impact of the withdrawal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme on those industries.

11 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Visas: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5402 on Visas: India, what the average wait time for a British Visa appointment was in the Republic of India for each of the last 12 months.

11 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Police: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2023 to Question 818 on Police: Suicide, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of collecting information centrally on how many serving police office

11 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Police Deaths on Duty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he takes to mark the contribution of police officers killed in the line of duty.

11 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Incontinence: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2023 to Question 3997 on Incontinence: Health Services, whether her Department plans to engage stakeholders during the course of the National Bladder and Bowel

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: Debt Collection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has issued guidance to local authorities in England on the use of debt collection agencies.

11 Dec 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Payment Methods

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of energy companies applying higher tariffs for customers who do not pay through direct debit.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff from his Department are based in India.

6 Dec 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff from her Department are based in India.

6 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff from his Department are based in India.

6 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the backlog in neurology appointments in Greater Manchester.

5 Dec 2023 · Home Office

British National (Overseas): Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will provide a formalised commitment to apply for British citizenship on behalf of Hong Kongers on the British National (Overseas) visa scheme to present to (a) HSBC and (b) other UK

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Manchester Metrolink: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with the Mayor of Greater Manchester on the proposed Metrolink tram extension to Stockport.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of patients with suspected (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) ulcerative colitis waiting over 18 weeks to receive a diagnosis.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to support NHS services to make adequate provision to (a) diagnose and (b) manage Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

5 Dec 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Ventilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of ventilation in schools on (a) illness and (b) attendance levels.

5 Dec 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Miscarriage: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the (a) adequacy of the level of mental health support available to bereaved parents following miscarriage and baby loss and (b) potential merits of allocating add

5 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Visas: India

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3994 on Visas: India, what the standard service level is; and what time period his Answer refers to.

Source: official written-questions record.