Paula Barker

3 Nov 2022 · Treasury

Mortgages: Defaulters

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of rising interest rates on the number of mortgage defaults across England.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of local funding formulas in determining the level of local service provision for (a) police, (b) adult social care, (c)

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the local government funding formula at addressing inequalities.

25 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department last discussed the local government finance settlement in respect to adult social care service provision demands across local council areas with the Secretary of State for Level

25 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made on the potential merit of local authorities providing adult social care services based on an in-house, insourced service model.

25 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of private sector provision of adult social care services on the (a) quality of care outcomes and (b) ability to recruit and r

24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of Integrated Care Systems in involving local authorities in decision making and governance.

24 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact on the economy of the (a) North West of England and (b) Yorkshire and Humber region of not delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full.

24 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her Department last met with Avanti to discuss scheduling and booking problems on the West Coast mainline.

24 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost has been to (a) her Department and (b) train operating companies of cleaning services across the rail network provided by Atalian Servest.

24 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Cleaning Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost is to (a) her Department and (b) train operating companies of outsourced cleaning contracts across the rail network.

20 Oct 2022 · Treasury

Mortgages: Non-payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the increase risked in non-payment of mortgages in the context of a potential increase in Bank of England interest rates in (a) Liverpool Wavertree constituency and (b) the

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the wider economic costs of Avanti's performance in not providing adequate service provision on the West Coast mainline.

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria her Department uses to assess whether a train operating company has provided an acceptable level of services for passengers.

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Avanti West Coast: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what requirements her Department has placed on Avanti West Coast to improve their service levels on the West Coast Main Line.

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of pay levels for staff working across the railway network.

20 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Channel Four Television: Privatisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for publishing the reassessment of the business case to privatise Channel 4.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing funding to local authorities to cover the costs of (a) inflation and (b) increased energy costs in advan

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) inflation and (b) energy costs on local authority budgets in 2023.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the level of wages in the care sector on the vacancy rate in the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long term.

18 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Abortion: Clinics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the viability on police enforced buffer zones around abortion clinics.

18 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made on the impact of a potential national Fire and Rescue service strike on home safety assessments.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of smart motorways where the hard shoulder (a) remains and (b) has been removed.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Motorways: Cost Effectiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made on the viability of new smart motorways; and what assessment she has made of the value for money of those motorways given that they do not have a hard shoulder.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Motorways: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the removal of hard shoulders on new smart motorways in the North West of England.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Motorways: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of smart motorways in the North West of England.

18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy: Liverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of healthy life expectancy in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Diabetes: Liverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were diagnosed with diabetes in Liverpool Wavertree constituency in each of the last five years.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Midwives: Liverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of midwives in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.

13 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Liverpool Wavertree

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to help support the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of mental health specialists in Liverpool Wavertree constituency.