Written questions

84 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carbon Capture and Storage: Cheshire East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Health and Safety Executive has been consulted by Peak Cluster Limited on the proximity of the proposed CO2 pipeline route and above-ground installation to Gawsworth Church of England Primar

15 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Carbon Capture and Storage: Cheshire East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the National Wealth Fund (a) conducted due diligence on alternative pipeline route and junction location options and (b) commissioned an independent engineering assessment of alternative junction locations f

15 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage: Cheshire East

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether Peak Cluster Limited has submitted to his Department or to Ofgem any societal risk assessment (FN curve analysis) under BS PD 8010 Parts 1 and 3 comparing the risk profile of the curr

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Heart Diseases: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what action his Department is taking to encourage cardiac screening in young people.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity Interconnectors

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what energy security assessment has been made of electricity supplied to the UK via international interconnectors.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

RFA Argus

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what costs were incurred during the most recent refurbishment, upgrade and replacement work on RFA Argus at A&P Falmouth in the last calendar year.

24 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Israel and Occupied Territories: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the United Kingdom is taking to support the investigation and accountability of violations of human rights by all duty-bearers in Israel and the Occupied Palestini

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Macclesfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was for a practical car driving test at Macclesfield Test Centre in the most recent month for which data is available.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with social housing providers in the Macclesfield Constituency to help reduce energy costs for tenants.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Imports

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his department has set a benchmark for the proportion of the UK’s electricity supply that should be imported from abroad in the medium to long term; and how electricity imports are fa

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Cheshire East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to help Cheshire East Council reduce its SEND assessment waiting times.

27 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work is being done in conjunction with other departments to explore new financing methods for defence equipment procurement.

17 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Macclesfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase ease of access to GP appointments in Macclesfield constituency.

17 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial barriers on people who wish to train as commercial airline pilots.

15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of an Accident and Emergency Appreciation Week.

15 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Cheshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle the backlog of court cases in Cheshire.

15 Dec 2025 · Department for Transport

Aviation: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the recommendations set out in her Department’s 2023 policy document entitled ‘Options for addressing the cost of pilot training’, including (a) enabling trainee pilots to access

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Animal Welfare: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory animal welfare method-of-production labelling on animal welfare standards.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve support for veterans with complex PTSD in Cheshire.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Utilities: Personation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking with utilities companies to protect consumers from utility account identity fraud.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Macclesfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to make mental health services more widely available to children and young people in Macclesfield.

27 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Patients: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the distance people in Macclesfield need to travel for (a) care and (b) specialist treatments.

27 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Locks and Keys: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps with (a) Google UK and (b) other search engines to help tackle advertisements by fraudulent locksmiths.

3 Sep 2025 · Treasury

Technology: Economic Growth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase economic growth through new technologies.

16 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Voluntary Work: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will extend (a) workplace protections and (b) formal recognition for (i) Mountain Rescue Team members and (ii) other voluntary emergency service personnel to supported them in their duties withou

5 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a (a) phased implementation and (b) grace period for the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public func

5 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Business: Women

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget has been allocated for longitudinal monitoring of the financial impact of the proposed Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for services, public functions and associations on b

15 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Drugs: UK Trade with EU

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made in securing an agreement to remove the need to batch test medicines exported from the UK to the European Union.

25 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Apprentices: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of losing level seven levy funding to fund apprenticeships on the NHS.

24 Apr 2025 · Treasury

High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the High Income Child Benefit Charge.

Source: official written-questions record.