Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Children: Social Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of trauma-informed training for social workers involved in (a) child protection and (b) care arrangements.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Natural Gas: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in gas prices on people living in properties supplied through communal heat networks.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Paraquat: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 484 titled Paraquat, if she will make it her policy to ban the export of paraquat.

19 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Logistics and Storage: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support storage and logistics businesses in Stockport constituency.

19 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect people in Stockport from regular flooding.

19 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Noise: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce noise pollution in a) Stockport and b) Greater Manchester.

19 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 18 May 2026 to Question 479 on Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud, if her Department will change its policy and collect data on the number of fraudulent blue badges in circulation.

19 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Great Lakes Region: Ebola

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) the Democratic Republic of the Congo and (b) Uganda to manage Ebola outbreaks.

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Stockport of 11 March 2026 with reference number NM44100.

19 May 2026 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lifetime cap on interest paid on Plan 2 student loans.

19 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foie Gras and Furs: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's timeline is for banning the import of foie gras and fur into the UK.

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Financial Insitutions: Membership

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to promote membership of (a) credit unions, (b) building societies and (c) mutual banking institutions.

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Building Societies: Directors

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the potential merits of a requirement for a minimum number of Member Nominated Directors on the Boards of Building Societies.

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Building Societies: Meetings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether proposed reforms on annual general meetings will ensure that organisations such as building societies do not move to virtual-only AGMs.

19 May 2026 · Treasury

Building Societies: Regulation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to introduce regulations on members of building societies having binding votes on executive remuneration policy.

13 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Capita

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his department has made an assessment of the potential merits of delivering the Synergy payroll service in-house.

13 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Business Premises

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he will implement stricter Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards regulations for commercial properties from 2027, and whether the responsibility for complying with the regulations will

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is provided to NHS Mental Health Trusts on involving families and carers in the care and support of mental health patients.

13 May 2026 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Correspondence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is accepted practice for department officials to provide a response to correspondence from Members of Parliament, rather than a relevant departmental Minister.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewage: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has made any assessment of the occurrences of sewage spills within the United Utilities water network in 2025 in (a) Stockport constituency (b) Greater Mancheste

13 May 2026 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of Greater Manchester Police’s lack of a specific domestic violence strategy on people in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she has considered the merits of extending Pupil Premium funding to support disadvantaged students aged 16 to 19.

13 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Postage Stamps: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increased stamp prices for businesses on affordability for consumers of those products, such as magazine media.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flour

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the UK’s flour milling industry.

13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Paraquat

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made a recent assessment of the risks associated with the use of paraquat.

13 May 2026 · Department for Education

Care Leavers: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the impact on care leavers of being placed in accommodation in areas other than those in which they were residing while in care.

13 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the resilience of NHS data systems to unauthorised access and attempted data breaches.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department’s forthcoming Road Safety Strategy will include measures to tackle illegal driving instructors.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

British Transport Police: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of funding for the British Transport Police in the context of recent increases in assaults on the railway network.

13 May 2026 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the number of fraudulent Blue Badges in circulation in (a) Stockport constituency, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) England.

Source: official written-questions record.