Written questions

Deirdre Costigan

107 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of responding to written questions from the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

1 May 2025 · Attorney General

Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates in cases of violence against women and girls.

1 May 2025 · Women and Equalities

Equal Pay: Disability

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to help tackle pay disparities for disabled people.

19 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community.

20 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make a comparative assessment of the adequacy of NHS care at (a) weekends and (b) weekdays.

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve safety for (a) children and (b) other vulnerable road users.

12 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people facing homelessness are discharged safely from hospital in winter 2024-25.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Curriculum and Assessment Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that the output of the Curriculum and Assessment Review includes a focus on schools adopting (a) inclusive and (b) nurturing approaches to education.

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Pupils: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to take steps to require schools to make an assessment of the social, emotional and behavioural needs of pupils.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Colonoscopy: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of colonoscopy procedures in each of the next five years.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to support the implementation of Artificial Intelligence in the diagnosis of bowel cancer; and whether he has made an assessment of the barriers to effective adoption of that

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average overall cost for bowel cancer patients was in each of the last five years.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Colonoscopy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was between referral for and receipt of a colonoscopy in each trust in each year between 2020 and 2024.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Inland Waterways and Outdoor Recreation: Youth Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the social value of the use of (a) outdoor areas and (b) waterways for (i) the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and (ii) other youth services.

21 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9670 on Sleeping Rough: Undocumented Migrants, whether her Department collects data on (a) no recourse to public funds among

16 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate she has made of the average length of time a rough sleeper spends rough sleeping.

16 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of undocumented migrants who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) Ealing Southall

16 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been granted asylum who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (e) E

16 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of people with no recourse to public funds who are rough sleeping in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) London, (d) the Borough of Ealing and (

16 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough: Ealing Southall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of people that are rough sleeping in Ealing Southall constituency.