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.