Written questions
629 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports of transnational repression of the families of British protestors of Pakistani origin; a
13 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in India on ensuring that Jagtar Singh Johal will receive a fair trial; and if he will monitor legal proceedings.
12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Feed
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department is trialling the use of Bovaer feed additive; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using (a) kelp-based additives and (b) other nat
12 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Feed: 3-Nitrooxypropanol
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of mandating the use of Bovaer in cattle feed on farmers.
7 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his US counterpart on the Government’s rejection of the US President’s proposal for the resettlement of Palestinians in Gaza.
7 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Stepping Hill Hospital: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purpose his Department has provided funding from the critical infrastructure risk fund to Stepping Hill Hospital.
6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
6 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestinians: Recognition of States
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will recognise Palestine as a state.
6 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Floods: Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reason the Flood Recovery Framework was not activated following the flooding on 1 January 2025 in Stockport.
5 Feb 2025 · Treasury
National Insurance Contributions: Self-employed
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of sole employer self-employed people that may face increased national insurance payments in the next 12 months.
4 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve women’s access to healthcare services.
4 Feb 2025 · Home Office
Emergency Services: Medals
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an Injury on Duty Award Scheme for members of the emergency services.
3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Flood Control: Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on flood defences in Cheadle constituency in the last Parliament.
17 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport
Motor Vehicles: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of charging foreign-registered vehicles to use UK roads.
6 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Middle East: Humanitarian Situation
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking in response to the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
6 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Leasehold: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing residential leaseholds.
6 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of excluding violent offenders who have breached lifetime restraining orders while in custody from the early release scheme.
26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Manchester Metrolink: Stockport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to fund a Metrolink extension to Stockport before the end of this Parliament.
26 Nov 2024 · Home Office
Police Community Support Officers: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an impact assessment of changes in the numbers of Police Community Support Officers in Greater Manchester.
26 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
Private Education: Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with specialist schools that deal with children with the most complex disabilities on the increase in employer National Insurance contributions announced in the budget.
26 Nov 2024 · Department for Education
First Aid: Curriculum
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making first aid a mandatory part of the national curriculum.
26 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport
Northern: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often she meets senior leaders at Northern Rail to discuss its service delivery in the north of England.
1 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Railway Stations: Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has allocated funding towards the future of Cheadle Train Station.
14 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Bramhall High School
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his timetable is for providing Bramhall High School with details of (a) funding and (b) a start date for as under the School Rebuilding Programme.
14 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the 48 local nature recovery strategies; and what steps he is taking with local authorities to help deliver those strategies.
8 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence: Land
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent trail hunting on land (a) owned and (b) managed by his Department.
30 Aug 2024 · Treasury
Private Education: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the proposed removal of the VAT exemption for private school fees will include tuition centres that provide (a) only after school and weekend services and (b) full time services.
30 Aug 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the review into the hospital building programme will include hospitals not placed on the original list but still in urgent need of (a) investment and (b) repair.
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Railway Stations: Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the proposed train station in Cheadle will continue.
Source: official written-questions record.