Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2022 · Home Office

Fraud: Telephones

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of fraudulent phone calls in each of the last three years; what recent assessment she has made of the impact of that matter on victims; and w

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 14 April 2021 to Question 174995, what level of compensation is paid as a result of errors made by her Department.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Buildings: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make funding available for a green retro-fitting programme in Stockport.

22 Feb 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British International Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the British International Investment's spending commitments to (a) the private sector and (b) the third sector and not

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the impact of residential development on the (a) rental prices of residential properties in (i) Greater Manchester and (ii) Stockport, (b) ability of

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will respond to the correspondence of 24 January from the hon. Member for Stockport.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to instruct the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to expedite the processing of driving licenses in instances where the applicant has a medical or physical need for a car.

21 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of the proposed National Insurance contribution increase will be distributed to local authorities to provide additional support for adult social care.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring homebuilders to install solar panels on all newly built homes.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Post Offices: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2022 to Question 119883, on Post Offices: Stockport, whether an estimate has been made of the number of Crown Post Offices in Stockport.

21 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Redundancy: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help people made redundant during the Covid-19 outbreak return to work.

21 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Drugs and Medical Equipment: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will reconsider creating a new independent Redress Agency for people harmed by medicines and medical devices as recommended by the Cumberlege Report.

9 Feb 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Business Services: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to make a decision on the Defence Business Services' workplace programme for the North West.

7 Feb 2022 · Treasury

Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is making an assessment of the potential merits of equalising the duty between spirits and other alcohol categories.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for International Trade

Trade Agreements: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on how people in (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester can benefit from trade agreements signed by the Government.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the waiting times for ADHD assessment in (a) Stockport and (b) England.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to provide alternative job opportunities to all of the 12,000 work coaches that are being re-interviewed.

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Post Offices: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of Post Office branch closures in Stockport.

7 Feb 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of dental appointments that have been postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic in Stockport.

7 Feb 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Trade Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the union density is in his Department.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Electronic Cigarettes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of under-18s taking up regular use of e-cigarettes; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children taking up those prod

31 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tibet: Boarding Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Chinese Government on Chinese boarding schools in Tibet.

31 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Tibet: Boarding Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Chinese Government to help ensure the preservation of Tibetan language and culture in Chinese-run boarding schools in Tibet.

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what data his Department holds on the number of accredited companies in place to undertake building insulation work in (a) the UK, (b) Greater Manchester and (c) Stockport constit

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Housing: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will implement a single accreditation and enforcement scheme, similar to the Gas Safe Register, for use by the public when installing low carbon technologies in

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of air purifiers in schools in Stockport.

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Ventilation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of CO2 monitors in schools in Stockport.

25 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Royal Mail: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to take steps to help protect jobs in the Royal Mail.

25 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make an estimate of the number of patients who have opted to pay for medical advice and appointments following the postponement of their appointments on the NHS Cancer Pathway.

24 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2021 to Question 92117 on the British Council, what discussions her Department has held with the British Council on the decision to outs

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