Written questions

1,102 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Commonwealth: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which candidate to be the next Secretary-General of the Commonwealth the UK will support.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that improving respiratory health of people in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England is central to the NHS Long-term Plan.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to tackle (a) poor indoor air quality and (b) its impact on the health and wellbeing of people in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency, (ii) Staffordshire and (iii) England.

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

Air Pollution: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1094 on Air Pollution, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national public awareness campaign on the healt

4 Oct 2024 · Leader of the House

UK Youth Parliament

To ask the Leader of the House, whether she plans to bring forward a motion to allow the UK Youth Parliament to debate in the House of Commons Chamber.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to defibrillators in (a) Newcastle-under -Lyme and (b) Staffordshire.

4 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Defibrillators: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing VAT from defibrillator sales in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Breakfast Clubs: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to extend free ­breakfast clubs in primary schools in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire for pupils in (i) special schools and (ii) alternative provision.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Transport: Madeley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will meet the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme to discuss the adequacy of the (a) bus network and (b) existing transport infrastructure in Madeley.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to return money the Government (a) has received and (b) will receive from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to mineworkers in (i) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (ii) Sta

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to improve service life for serving personnel from Newcastle-under-Lyme and their families.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments on delivering debt relief to lower income countries.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Humanitarian Situation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the World Health Organisation about levels of starvation in Sudan.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

East Africa: Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls in (a) Uganda and (b) East Africa.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Devolution: Local Government

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister plans to hold the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

USA: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to appoint an Ambassador to the United States.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to ensure that people in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency are paid the HS2 compensation that they are owed.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gabon: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) his policies and (b) the Commonwealth of the change in political leadership in Gabon on 30 August 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Lebanon

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 the situation in Lebanon.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Domestic Visits: Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will visit (a) the New Vic Theatre and (b) the Philip Astley Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

4 Oct 2024 · Northern Ireland Office

UK Internal Trade: Trade Barriers

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the haulage industry in Northern Ireland about barriers to trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the implementation of existing free trade agreements.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of rates of late diagnosis of prostate cancer; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle those rates.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what immediate term steps his Department is in addition to the Transform Trial to (a) speed up and (b) improve the efficiency of diagnostic pathways in prostate cancer.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of a screening programme for prostate cancer on patient outcomes.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to include provisions on workers' rights in the negotiation of free trade agreements.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when his Department plans to publish a trade strategy.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to consult with (a) civil society and (b) the representatives of workers over (i) active and (ii) prospective free trade agreement negotiations.

4 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Trade Agreements

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to take steps to ensure Parliament has greater oversight of the UK’s trade negotiations.

4 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prostate Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking, alongside the Transform Trial to (a) speed up and (b) improve the efficiency of diagnostic pathways in prostate cancer in the short term.

Source: official written-questions record.