Written questions

207 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government Ombudsman: Parish and Town Councils

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing town and parish councils into scope of the local government ombudsman.

24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property: Ownership

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Land Registry to (a) record and (b) publish a property owner's Company Registration Number on title regist

24 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of compliance with the Mental Health Investment Standard by ICBs in each of the last four years.

20 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Politics: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including political education in the national curriculum.

20 Mar 2025 · Home Office

Spiking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help protect young people from drink spiking.

20 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help safeguard young people from (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction.

27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the potential merits of conducting cross-conditional testing in the NHS when assessing for a neurodivergent condition to determine the potential co-o

27 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fluoride: Drinking Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a national water fluoridation strategy.

8 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of persistent school absences in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire and (iii) England; and what step

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the number of unfilled teacher posts in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire, (c) the North West and (d) England in each of the last five years; and what

6 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appellants are waiting for First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals to be listed for personal independence payment in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

6 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for a First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeal for (a) personal independence payment and (b) universal credit in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Chesh

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of reoffending rates in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England in each of the last five years; and what steps her Department is taking to

16 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the tribunals service in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England which related to (i) personal independence payments and (ii) universal credit were successful in

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to tackle inequalities in education outcomes in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle health inequalities in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

16 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps his Department is taking to increase access to NHS dentistry in (i) Mid Cheshire constituency, (ii) Cheshire and (iii) England.

16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made recent progress on implementing section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Affordable Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the supply of affordable housing in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

12 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support councils in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England to reduce homelessness.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support the development of carbon capture and storage technology.

11 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on ending rough sleeping in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) the rest of England.

11 Dec 2024 · Treasury

Standard of Living

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she plans to take to help improve living standards in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Urban Areas: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support high streets in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Young People: Unemployment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of young people out of work, education and training in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

10 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to increase the supply of social housing in (a) Mid Cheshire constituency, (b) Cheshire and (c) England.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

School Libraries: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of primary school libraries on social disadvantage.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

School Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of school libraries on pupils' (a) attainment and (b) wellbeing.

10 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Children: Reading

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of the National Literacy Trust's report entitled Children and Young People's Reading in 2024, published in November 2

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Mid-cheshire Line: Northwich and Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the barriers are to delivering a half hourly service on the Mid Cheshire line between Northwich and Manchester.

Source: official written-questions record.