Written questions

564 written questions tabled, most recent first.

2 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent reductions in NHSP overtime pay rates for Band 5 nurses on NHS staff (a) retention and (b) morale.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to include digital financial literacy in the national curriculum.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support teachers in teaching financial education in schools.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to help ensure that schools are held accountable for the provision of financial education in accordance with the national secondary curriculum.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to incorporate financial literacy as a mandatory component of GCSE qualifications.

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to the correspondence from Jilly Julian of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council of 4 February 2025 on the administration of the Flood Recovery Fr

29 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 46010 on Speed limits, what her planned (a) timetable and (b) scope is for the forthcoming road safety strategy.

28 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with refugee charities on the potential merits of creating greater flexibility for the collection of biometric information for people seeking refugee family reunion.

28 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Biometrics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing greater flexibility for the collection of biometric information for people seeking refugee family reunion.

28 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of investing in mental health services to help tackle substance abuse.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to set a target for decision waiting times in the National Referral Mechanism.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to clear the backlog in the National Referral Mechanism.

25 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Slavery: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the ban on people in the National Referral Mechanism working if they have been waiting for a decision for over three mo

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Industrial Estates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve public transport services to industrial estates.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Manchester Metrolink and Trams: Hazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has conducted feasibility studies on extending (a) Metrolink and (b) tram-train services to (i) towns and (ii) villages in Hazel Grove constituency.

25 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Manchester Metrolink: Stockport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with (a) Stockport Council and (b) the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to provide Metrolink services to Stockport.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of irregular rail timetables on (a) employment and (b) education access in Greater Manchester.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the (a) frequency and (b) reliability of rail services on the Rose Hill to Manchester Piccadilly line.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support to (a) local authorities and (b) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council to identify new sites for the (i) expansion and (ii) development of existing h

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stepping Hill Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the maintenance and repairs backlog at Stepping Hill Hospital on the quality of patient care.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Stepping Hill Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of not including Stepping Hill Hospital in the New Hospital Programme on (a) patient and staff safety, (b) quality of care and

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental care for (a) pregnant women and (b) women in the postnatal period.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to expand dental training programmes.

24 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing incentive schemes to encourage NHS dentists to practice in areas that are experiencing a shortage of NHS dental

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Professionals

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual profits of NHS Professionals Ltd were in each of the last five years; and whether those profits were (a) reinvested into NHS service provision and (b) returned to his Department.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Agency Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of differing pay and conditions between people employed by NHS Professionals Ltd and people directly employed by the NHS on (a) recru

23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Judges: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to increase the number of judges to help reduce the backlog of court cases.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Insomnia: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to cognitive behavioural therapy for people experiencing insomnia.

23 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Autism: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to cognitive behavioural therapy for autistic adults with (a) a gambling addiction and (b) other forms of addiction.

22 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Ambulance Services: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of contacts that UK NHS Ambulance Trusts have had with people who are (a) experiencing suicidal ideation and (b) committing suicide in each of th

Source: official written-questions record.