Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding section 8 in the Renters Reform Bill on the numbers of evictions of renters in (a) Stockport consti

22 May 2023 · Home Office

Passports: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has for UK nationals applying for passports who are unable to obtain full original birth certificates from the countries they were born in.

22 May 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Vodafone Group: Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with Vodafone on that company's proposals to cut 11,000 jobs.

22 May 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Three and Vodafone Group: Mergers

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential risk to national security from a merger between Three and Vodafone.

22 May 2023 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Social Tariffs

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether social tariffs overwrite existing broadband contracts for people in receipt of (a) Pension Credit, (b) Employment and Support Allowance, (c) Jobseekers' Allowance, (d) Income Su

22 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Northern and TransPennine Express: Mergers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of merging the TransPennine Express with Northern Rail as part of his review of transport in the North of England.

16 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of dentists not currently providing NHS services who would be able to do so following the changes he is seeking to make to the dental contracts in (a) Stockp

16 May 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Proceedings: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of criminal court cases in Stockport constituency.

16 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the numbers of people living in overcrowded housing in Stockport constituency.

16 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Temporary Accommodation: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many households were placed in temporary accommodation outside of their local borough in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in (i) 2018 (ii

16 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

VisitBritain: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many VisitBritain staff are based in Japan.

16 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

VisitBritain: South Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many VisitBritain staff are based in the Republic of Korea.

16 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the restrictions placed on independent trade union activity in Zimbabwe.

16 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Zimbabwe: Election Observers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to send election observers to Zimbabwe for the upcoming general election in that country.

16 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has she has taken to tackle waste-related crime in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.

16 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Carers: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) practical and (b) financial support the Government plans to provide to unpaid carers in Stockport constituency.

16 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Amaravati Sculptures

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions Ministers in (a) her Department or (b) other Departments have had with their Indian counterparts on the ownership and location of the Amaravati Marbles; and if she will make a st

15 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken to help resolve the conflict in the Western Sahara.

15 May 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Cuba: Food Insecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has provided assistance to the Republic of Cuba to tackle food shortages.

15 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Defibrillators

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of railway stations in Greater Manchester are equipped with defibrillators.

15 May 2023 · Department for Transport

Brinnington Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the quality of the facilities and infrastructure at Brinnington railway station.

15 May 2023 · Department for Education

Kinship Care: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make a comparative assessment of the impact of the variations in the levels of kinship carer payments across local authorities in England.

15 May 2023 · House of Commons Commission

Parliamentary Estate: Drinks

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make it its policy to ensure that all tea and coffee served on the parliamentary estate has Fairtrade accreditation.

10 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2023 to Question 183602 on Overseas Trade: India, if he will make an estimate of the number of jobs that have been created in Greater Manchester as a result of the UK-In

10 May 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's primary care plan in reducing pressure on GP surgeries.

9 May 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

United Utilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the transparency of the (a) finances and (b) corporate structures at United Utilities Group.

9 May 2023 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: India

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the contribution to GDP of international students from India.

9 May 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Retail Trade: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers on working conditions for retail workers.

9 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Proof of Identity

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing police warrant cards to be used as valid ID in polling stations during elections.

9 May 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Journalism: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the report of the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity's report entitled are media organisations adequately protecting L

Source: official written-questions record.