Written questions

1,102 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Roads: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire for (i) road maintenance and (ii) pothole filling since July 2024.

24 Feb 2025 · Home Office

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether new police recruits will be trained on the impact of (a) waste crime and (b) retail crime on victims in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (ii) Staffordshire and (iii) England and Wales.

24 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Middle East: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Middle East on (a) the territorial integrity of the West Bank and (b) the steps that will be taken to ensure the esta

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Standards Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent meetings he has had with the Food Standards Agency.

24 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

African Union: Foreign Relations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to meet the new Chair of the African Union.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency: Leadership and Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) leadership and (b) management of the Rural Payments Agency.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support provided by the Rural Payments Agency to farmers in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

24 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) performance and (b) effectiveness of the Rural Payments Agency.

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Newcastle-under Lyme to discuss (a) the potential merits of releasing the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) investment reserve and (b)

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Passengers

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Network Rail on the use of the word passenger.

3 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Barclays: ICT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with Barclays Bank on technical issues impacting (a) payments and (b) transactions for customers in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (ii) Staffordshire since 31 January 2025.

3 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to support probation officers working in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements: Southern African Development Community

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with the Southern African Development Community.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Parents: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to support parents who live in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire into work.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Job Centres: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of job centres on economic growth in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

3 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the number of appeals against Special Educational Needs and Disabilities decisions in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b)

3 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Death Certificates

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the changes to death certification process support in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England.

3 Feb 2025 · Treasury

Barclays: ICT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people impacted by the Barclays IT outage in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

30 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps her Department has taken to help reduce reoffending in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire.

28 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Heathrow Airport: Queen Elizabeth II

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of renaming London Heathrow Airport after Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the responsiveness of Royal Mail to enquiries made by Members of Parliament on behalf of their constituents.

22 Jan 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Royal Mail.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Stoke on Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a direct train link between Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station and Manchester Airport.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Science: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the number of (a) physics, (b) chemistry and (c) biology teachers in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii) Staffordshire.

20 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Institute of Physics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Institute of Physics since 5 July 2024.

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people in Newcastle-under-Lyme have accessed financial support through the (a) Property Flood Resilience grant and (b) Flood Recovery Framework.

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of people impacted by flooding in homes who have accessed financial support through the (i) Property Flood Re

17 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Planning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the national resilience review will prioritise national adaptation to extreme weather.

14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Osteoporosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve early diagnosis of osteoporosis.

13 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for implementing the recommendations of the Final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in October 2022.

Source: official written-questions record.