Written questions
1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.
29 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of charging for covid-19 lateral flow tests on use of those tests.
29 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Long Covid
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of recognising long covid as (a) an occupational disease and (b) a disability under the Equality Act 2010.
25 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with organisations representing older people who draw on social care regarding the implications of removing free lateral flow device testing for care home vi
25 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to consult (a) care home residents and (b) the loved ones of care home residents on the removal of free lateral flow device testing for care home visitors from 1
22 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will introduce maximum waiting list times for adults accessing mental health services, such as ADHD services, in England.
22 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hyperactivity: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2022 to Question 119885, on Hyperactivity: Mental Health Services, what steps his Department is taking to support providers of adult mental health services in Sto
22 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parking: Fines
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Private Parking Code of Practice makes provision for freezing Penalty Charge Notices at the discounted rate throughout the duration of an appeal.
22 Mar 2022 · Treasury
Debts: Advisory Services
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that agencies which provide debt advice to households receive sufficient funding to meet levels of demand.
22 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Council Housing and Housing Associations: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional steps he is taking to help (a) local councils and (b) housing associations with improvement works to insulation on aging housing to help tackle the rising cost of
22 Mar 2022 · Home Office
Animals in Science Regulation Unit
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (a) strengthens its regulatory oversight responsibilities and (b) increases the number of inspections it undertakes.
22 Mar 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Temporary Accommodation: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in temporary accommodation in (a) Stockport constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England.
22 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dementia: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the NHS meets the national targets for dementia diagnosis.
22 Mar 2022 · Department for Education
Foster Care: Ukraine
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authority fosters carers will be eligible to host Ukrainian (a) groups and (b) individuals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
21 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
CDC: DP World
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that CDC Group’s partnership with DP World leads to the creation and protection of good quality jobs in Africa following the recent dismissal
21 Mar 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
CDC: Newglobe Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether CDC Group has plans to divest from New Globe Schools, formerly Bridge International Academies.
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that companies may not make decisions and announcements on mass redundancy without proper consultation with the workforce
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
P&O Ferries: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold urgent talks with representatives of P&O Ferries to (a) reverse its decision to dismiss 800 British workers and (b) seek the return of furlough payments made to its parent company.
21 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on health inequalities in Stockport.
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Warm Home Discount Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will increase the Warm Homes Discount to reflect the increase in the energy price cap and household energy bills.
21 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Mileage Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase mileage allowance for NHS workers under the Agenda for Change contract to assist with the rising cost of fuel.
21 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
Manchester Airport: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) Manchester Airport, (b) airlines and (c) other stakeholders on establishing a direct airlink between Manchester and (a) Mumbai and (b) New Delhi.
7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for rolling out the spring covid-19 booster vaccination for over-75s in the borough of Stockport.
7 Mar 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Modern Working Practices Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.
7 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Nurses: Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the removal of the nursing bursary on the recruitment of nurses in Stockport since that bursary ended.
28 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients not being seen within the operational standards of the Cancer Pathway in (a) England, (b) the Northwest and (c) Stockport as at 28 February 2022.
28 Feb 2022 · Department for International Trade
Trade Agreements: India
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question 119886 on Trade Agreements: Greater Manchester, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Free Trade Agreement with
28 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Private Rented Housing: Evictions
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department has taken to help (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to respond to demand for social housing following the issue of section 21 notices to pr
28 Feb 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to support schools facing rising energy costs.
28 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Housing: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment his Department has made of the level of demand for housebuilding in (a) Stockport constituency and (b) Greater Manchester.
28 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tibet: Languages
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the preservation of the Tibetan language across Tibet.
Source: official written-questions record.