Written questions

292 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Transport: Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth in Warrington South constituency.

1 Jul 2025 · Treasury

Infrastructure: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) financial oversight and (b) delivery assurance of major infrastructure projects.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Leisure Centres: Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support capital funding for Broomfield's leisure centre in Warrington South constituency.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Warrington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made on closing contingency hotels used to accommodate asylum seekers in Warrington.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of people who have been admitted to hospital after losing their PIP in each month in the last three years.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on PIP are on (a) 4 points and (b) 3 points, by (i) local authority area and (ii) parliamentary constituency.

16 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Victims

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the (a) legal rights and (b) financial protections of (i) survivors of domestic abuse and (ii) cohabiting partners; and when she plans to bring forward legislativ

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Recommendation 11 of the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Report, published on 16 June 2025, what legislative proposals her Department is developing to standar

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Adoption

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the national adoption strategy in improving outcomes for children in care; and what steps she is taking to (a) reduce waiting times and (b)

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve access to NHS dentistry in Warrington South constituency; and what plans he has to increase the number of NHS dentists practising in Warrington

16 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Cryptocurrencies: Fraud

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of financial losses to consumers caused by cryptocurrency-related scams; and what steps she is taking to improve (a) prevention, (b) enforcement and (c) consumer protection for

16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Arms Length Bodies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish the National Care Service; and what his planned timeline is for (a) consultation with stakeholders and (b) implementation.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for unpaid carers.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport

Active Travel: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support the expansion of (a) safe, (b) accessible and (c) integrated (i) cycling and (ii) walking infrastructure.

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Farmers: Retail Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework in ensuring fair treatment of (a) farmers and (b) small food producers by large retaile

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Livestock: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to phase out low-welfare farming practices.

16 Jun 2025 · Home Office

Hate Crime: Gender and Sexuality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Law Commission’s report entitled Hate crime laws: Final report, published on 7 December 2021, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the recommendation to extend agg

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the water industry in meeting its commitment to end water poverty by 2030; and whether he has plans to introduce regulatory measures to e

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Disability and Special Educational Needs: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities continue to have reliable access to home-to-school transport.

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to adapt the Syria sanctions regime to enable (a) humanitarian access and (b) economic stabilisation while maintaining targeted

16 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Refugees: International Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international partners to (a) help tackle the (i) humanitarian and (ii) security conditions that cause displacement and to (b) streng

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Liver Diseases: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional disparities in the early diagnosis of liver (a) disease and (b) cancer; and if he will provide additional support to (a) the North West and (b

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money of modular hospital construction methods in delivering additional NHS capacity; and whether he has plans to incre

12 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Phlebotomy: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve (a) waiting times and (b) access to phlebotomy services.

12 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Consumer Goods: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the volume of substandard goods entering the UK market from (a) Temu and (b) other cheap import companies.

9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Tofersen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy that all eligible patients with SOD1-related Motor Neurone Disease can access Tofersen.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Football: Sportsgrounds

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to support the introduction of safe standing to professional football grounds.

24 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Sports: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support fan ownership in sports.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the branded school uniform cap on families from less affluent backgrounds.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for when Northern Powerhouse Rail will be complete.

Source: official written-questions record.