Melanie Ward

19 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency have received compensation through the Post Office Horizon redress schemes.

4 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Warm Home Discount Scheme: Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people are eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency.

21 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ahmad Muna and Mahmoud Muna

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Israel on the arrest and detention of (a) Mahmoud Muna and (b) Ahmad Muna.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Dormant Assets Scheme: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money released by the Dormant Assets scheme has been allocated to Scotland in each year since the scheme began.

11 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Dormant Assets Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much money has been released through the Dormant Assets scheme in each year since it began.

11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Child Maintenance Service: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce average waiting times to access independent tribunals to hear appeals from parents against Child Maintenance Service decisions.

24 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Breast Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with the Manchester Breast Centre on the potential merits of providing additional support for their research into lobular breast cancer.

21 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting: Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that all communities have access to local radio stations.

21 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Polling Stations: Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the cost of procuring (a) audio and (b) tactile voting solutions at every polling station to guarantee blind and partially sighted people a secret

17 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Local Broadcasting: Radio

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support community radio.

16 Jan 2025 · Cabinet Office

Emergencies: Planning

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience.

15 Jan 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Suicide: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to tackle websites which (a) promote and (b) normalise suicide.

15 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Israeli government on the attack on Balata refugee camp in December 2024.

14 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed asylum by country of origin in each month of 2024.

6 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when her planned timetable is for allocating the next round of Access for All funding.

6 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Community Ownership Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of funding from the most recent round of the Community Ownership Fund was allocated to bids from Scotland.

11 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Self-harm: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of self-harm using (a) paracetamol, (b) ibuprofen and (c) aspirin by 16 and 17-year-olds were recorded in each of the last five years.

10 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Skilled Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for a (a) Skilled Worker and (b) Skilled Worker Dependent Visa in each of the last five years.

6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Self-harm: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of self-harm using (a) paracetamol, (b) aspirin and (c) ibuprofen were recorded amongst (i) 16 and (ii) 17 year olds in each of the last five years.

6 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when Ministers next plan to meet trustees of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure staff receive training on the Scottish benefits system.

18 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Criminal Injuries Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time for the Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme was in each of the last five years.

18 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) review and (b) consult on the rate of statutory sick pay in the Spring 2025 Spending Review.

11 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on research into lobular breast cancer.

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

Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of utilising (a) High Commissions and (b) Consulates to facilitate British Overseas Voters ability to vote.

30 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to support a cessation of military action in the north of Gaza.

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK components supplied to the F-35 programme are coded using the NATO codification system.

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of F-35 components produced by UK companies are wear-sensitive parts.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Dependants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average decision-making time for an Adult Dependent Relative visa application was in each of the last five years.

29 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Visas: Dependants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the acceptance rate for Adult Dependent Relative visa applications was in each of the last five years.