Written questions

72 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle coercive control by ex-partners.

6 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) parents and (b) local authorities are adequately informed of the risks of Shigella-causing bacterial infections from paddling at beaches in

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the incidence of Shigella infections associated with recreational water use at UK beaches; and what assessment he has made on how trends in the North

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of failures in sewage treatment, storm overflow management, or water quality monitoring on the level cases of Shigella-causin

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the causes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to seawater exposure at beaches in the North West.

5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the risk of children contracting Shigella infections while paddling at beaches in the North West.

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with Dedicated Schools Grant deficits.

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Fair Funding Review methodology will take account of historic and projected cost pressures arising from SEND demand and associated Dedicated Schools Grant deficits wh

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of unresolved Dedicated Schools Grant deficits on the ability of local authorities such as Bolton Council to benefit fro

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of Dedicated Schools Grant deficits, including that of Bolton Council, for the implementation of the Fair Funding Review

25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the Fair Funding Review consultation published on 20 November 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of cumulative

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle water pollution at beaches in the North West.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risk to children of developing (a) E. coli and (b) other serious diseases from water sources in the North West.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the prevalence of E. coli in water sources in the North West.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Lytham St Annes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the risk of contracting E. coli from Lytham St Annes beach.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Lytham St Annes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the water quality at Lytham St Annes beach.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of orders requiring dogs to be muzzled in public.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the monitoring of orders requiring dogs to be muzzled in public.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties in place for dog-on-dog attacks involving service dogs.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of protections in place to prevent service dogs from attacks by other dogs.

3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect service dogs from attacks by other dogs.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the number of gambling adverts on people living in Bolton North East constituency.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many gambling adverts were published in each year from 2019 to 2025.

1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposals on gambling outlined in the letter sent to him by the Health and Social Care Committee on 8 May 2025.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of gambling adverts on people living in Bolton North East constituency.

24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 52388 on Teachers: Religion, what the first degree subjects the 80 percent of entrants to RE Initial Teacher Training who did not have their first degree in The

30 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Scheme

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government will release its publicly accessible dashboard that charts the progress of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme.

14 May 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Religion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of religious education teacher trainees held degrees in subjects other than religious education in the 2024-25 academic year; and if she will make an assessment of the potential imp

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Antenatal Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pregnant women were accompanied by (a) the child's father and (b) their partner during (i) antenatal booking-in appointments and (ii) antenatal scans in the most recent 12 month period for

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Postnatal Depression

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times were the partners of women diagnosed with postnatal depression (a) engaged with and (b) assessed for their mental health by NHS mental health services in the most recent 12 month per

Source: official written-questions record.