Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Service Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make it his policy to (a) require housing associations to provide greater transparency on how service charges are calculated and (b) provide leaseholders with additional r

17 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for neurology (a) diagnostics, (b) treatment, (c) surgery and (d) other services.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support the foundation of a specialist charity for tackling all forms of discrimination in cricket.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2023 to Question 191212 on Swimming Pools: Greater Manchester, how much and what proportion of the additional £60 million support package will be allocated to loc

11 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 July 2023 to Question 192213 on General Practitioners: Stockport, if he will start collecting data on the average waiting time for a referral by a GP to a specialist in

10 Jul 2023 · Women and Equalities

LGBT Advisory Panel

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, for what reasons the Government disbanded the LGBT Advisory Panel.

10 Jul 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Food: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to help large food manufacturing companies reduce high energy consumption.

10 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Money

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that train operating companies accept cash at (a) catering outlets on trains and (b) ticket purchases at railway stations.

10 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £40 million allocated in 2018 for brain tumour research over five years has been disbursed to fund that research as of July 2023; and when he plans to allocate the remaining funds.

10 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurology: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting list time was for (a) neurology services and (b) neurosurgery in Stockport constituency in each year from2012.

10 Jul 2023 · Women and Equalities

LGBT+ People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the LGBT Action Plan published in July 2018 is Government policy.

10 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Stockport Station: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of Avanti West Coast staffing levels at the ticket office at Stockport railway station.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data his Department holds on the number of journeys made on local bus services in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Stockport Borough.

3 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a referral by a GP to a specialist in Stockport constituency in the latest period for which data is available.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Equal Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the disparity in earnings between male and female cricketers at a professional level.

3 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June to Question 190457 on Pharmacy: Stockport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of pharmacies in areas of deprivation.

3 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Further Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact on student enrolment of workforce recruitment and retention levels in the further education sector.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing to international students to meet the increased cost of living.

26 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Podiatry: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the current waiting time is and how many people are currently waiting for a podiatry appointment in (a) Stockport constituency, (b) Stockport borough and (c) Greater Manchester.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Bridges: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to provide ring-fenced funding for (a) cleaning, (b) maintenance and (c) repair work for the Stockport viaduct.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of people on zero hours contracts in Stockport constituency.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussion her Department has had with Sport England on racism and discrimination in cricket.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Swimming Pools: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of council-run swimming pools in Greater Manchester.

26 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in Stockport constituency.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the pay rate for outsourced rail cleaners across Avanti West Coast services.

20 Jun 2023 · 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 encourage more people from ethnic minority backgrounds to become blood donors.

20 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Mortgages: Defaulters

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of mortgage defaults in Stockport constituency in each of the next twelve months.

20 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pharmacy: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of pharmacies in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Stockport Borough.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Manchester Airport: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of future trends in the level of demand for flights to India from Manchester Airport; and if he will make a statement.

20 Jun 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 31 May from the hon Member for Stockport on the merger between Three and Vodaphone.

Source: official written-questions record.