Written questions

1,495 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Nov 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Parking: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made in implementing the parking code of practice.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Scooters: Hire Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of licences that have been issued for e-scooters; and how many e-scooters are being used in the designated pilot areas as of 15 November 2021.

15 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to take steps to reduce gambling advertising during school run hours, in the context of analysis from Nielsen which found that approximately 1,200 hours of s

15 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to its commitment of November 2019, what progress his Department has made on increasing GP numbers by 6,000 by 2024-25.

8 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Arnobis Zapata

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her Colombian counterpart on the reported armed attack on the house of Colombian social activist Arnobis Zapata in which his 14-year-old s

8 Nov 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Western Sahara: Natural Resources

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to the Moroccan Government on the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights urging that country to respect the Saharawis’ right to

3 Nov 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Cricket: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to tackle racism and discrimination in cricket following the report into allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

2 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Police: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2021 to Question 58536 on Police: Motor Vehicles, whether her Department has funding available for territorial police forces to spend on vehicles.

2 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Trade Unions: Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement her Department has with (a) the FDA, (b) the BMA, (c) the NUJ and (d) other trade union bodies on protections for public officials and prominent persons.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the delays at the DVLA on disabled people who are required to renew licences every three years.

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Licences: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the impact of three-yearly driving licence renewals on disabled people.

2 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of introducing a lollipop-style covid-19 testing method for children on the (a) accuracy of tests and (b) frequency of testing of children by par

2 Nov 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Locksmiths: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating the locksmith industry to protect people from rogue locksmiths operating in the UK.

19 Oct 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Hinduism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Bangladeshi government following recent violence against the Hindu community.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dengue Fever: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths of British nationals caused by Dengue fever in each of the last three years.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many electric vehicle chargepoints have been delivered via the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme in Stockport constituency as at 18 October 2021; and whether funding is in place to deliver further ch

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support and resources are available to help GP surgeries in Stockport constituency to clear patient backlogs and increasing workloads.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that school meals are not affected by food shortages and supply chain issues.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the impact of food shortages and supply chain issues on suppliers of school meals.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to supply covid-19 booster vaccinations to people who have received the Novavax vaccine.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Coronavirus Catch-up Premium: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the financial allocation from the catch-up premium to schools in Stockport was during the academic year 2020-21.

18 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

National Tutoring Programme: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the financial allocation from the National Tutoring Programme to schools in Stockport constituency was in the academic year 2020-21.

18 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dengue Fever: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaths of British nationals are caused by Dengue fever on average each year.

18 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Police: Motor Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of police vehicles in (a) the territorial police force of Greater Manchester and (b) police constabularies across the country.

22 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will bring forward legislation that will prohibit freeholders from charging excessive ground rents and high service charges for leaseholders.

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Licensed Premises: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the impact on neighbouring properties of temporary arrangements to allow pubs, restaurants and other venues to have tents, canopies and marquees for lo

21 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Maternity Services: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report by the Care Quality Commission, entitled Safety, equity and engagement in maternity services, published on 21 September 2021, what steps his Department is taking in res

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the impact on disabled people of (a) income-related employment support allowance, (b) universal credit and (c) other means-tested benefits, which are based on joint-inc

21 Sep 2021 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to protect leaseholders from unfair and exploitative leasehold contracts.

21 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

ADHD: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how long waiting lists are for ADHD diagnosis in Greater Manchester; and how that wait compares with the national average.

Source: official written-questions record.