David Baines

21 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sport England: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reforms to the statutory consultee system on Sport England's ability to represent the interests of grassroots sports clubs

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Parcels: Delivery Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on regulating employment standards in the parcel delivery sector; and what steps he is taking to prevent gig economy working practices from adversely impacting Ro

4 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen protections for freeholders living on estates with unadopted roads; and to help ensure developers and utilities providers act qu

4 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Unadopted Roads: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress her Department has made on the research into the decline in road adoption rates across England; and when she expects to publish the findings of that research.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tourette's Syndrome: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of diagnostic and treatment pathways for Tourette syndrome across Integrated Care Boards; and for what reason Tourette syndrome has not b

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is working with NHS England and other relevant bodies in the development and implementation of Modern Service Frameworks.

10 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce measures for tracking spoken language skills alongside existing literacy assessments.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: CCTV

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to require the provision of CCTV in early years settings.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Sleep

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will consider the potential merits of making safer sleep training for early years staff mandatory.

19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Sleep

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the changes to the EYFS to include safer sleep will be laid as a statutory instrument.

3 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with ICBs on minimum waiting times for NHS services.

16 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of lowering the starting threshold of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy on levels of sugar consumption.

16 Oct 2025 · Treasury

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy thresholds on future investment in the development of healthier soft drinks.

18 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Autism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 10 of Ofsted's radicalisation and extremism inspection document, if she will take steps to ensure that it no longer informs inspectors that children with autism are at increased risk of b

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Long Service Awards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to extend the Prison Service Long Service Medal to operational officers in privately managed prisons.

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

Coalfields Regeneration Trust: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on considering the capital funding request from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.

1 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Palestinians: Recognition of States

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will take steps to recognise the state of Palestine as part of its efforts to seek (a) peace and (b) a lasting two state solution in the region.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Merseyside Police

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure the adequacy of the number of police officers in Merseyside police.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help tackle child poverty in St Helens North constituency.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Dyslexia

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) help children with dyslexia and (b) improve the availability of early screening.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Personal Independence Payment recipients are in work in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) St Helens Local Authority, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) nationally.

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase capacity on children's heart units and (b) ensure that children requiring treatment receive it in a timely manner.

13 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Children: Speech and Language Disorders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) providing funding for speech and language interventions earlier than reception age and (b) help ensure that Family Hubs can support families within

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) financial incentives and (b) other support for (i) farmers and (ii) the wider agricultural sector for investment in (A) mac

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to help support the growth of small businesses.

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled You could get Pension Credit – Week of Action to drive take up, published on 1 September 2024, whether she has made an assessment of the impact

9 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) review the surplus arrangements and (b) transfer the investment reserve fund to members of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.

3 Sep 2024 · Department for Education

Curriculum: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform the national curriculum.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Broadband: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Brsk, (b) Openreach and (c) other broadband providers use existing infrastructure wherever possible when installing new broadband provisi

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: St Helens North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of children living in poverty in St Helens North constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2010.