Written questions

123 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Homelessness: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to provide support for veterans who are homeless and rough sleeping in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

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

Temporary Accommodation: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of (a) adults and (b) children living in temporary accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled New reforms and independent commission to transform social care, published on 3 January 2025, how these reforms will improve service provis

7 Jan 2025 · Home Office

Fire and Rescue Services: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment of firefighters in Stoke-on-Trent South.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Addictions: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund improved provisions for addiction support services in Stoke-on-Trent South.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending among people released on licence.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Pregnancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the appropriacy of custodial sentences for pregnant women.

7 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Offenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with a criminal record to find employment.

7 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through the implementation of an alcohol strategy to tackle problem drinking.

19 Dec 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Innovation: Stoke on Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to increase levels of innovation in Stoke-on-Trent.

17 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Adrenaline Auto-injectors: First Aid and Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to improve access to adrenaline pens (a) for first aid organisations and (b) in schools.

17 Dec 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the accessibility of bus services for disabled people in Stoke-on-Trent.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support those with criminal records to reintegrate back into appropriate work.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions,what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Universal Credit reimbursement processes on claimants having to pay childcare fees upfront in a lump sum.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to end badger culling.

5 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve safety on rural roads.

28 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle rough sleeping in (a) Stoke-on-Trent South constituency and (b) the rest of England.

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

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to introduce legislation to ban trail hunting.

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

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on preparing legislation to ban trail hunting.

28 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department plans to give parents of children with SEN to access transport to school in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

28 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the creation of a National Care Service.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to support apprentices who cannot afford public transport to reach their apprenticeship.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Roads: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve road safety outside schools.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department (a) provides and (b) plans to provide for apprentices who are required to purchase equipment to fulfil their apprenticeship.

22 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department is taking steps to simplify the application process for Pension Credit.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill will ban leasehold houses.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to present secondary legislation amending the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Cars: Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle car thefts in (a) Stoke-on-Trent South constituency and (b) other constituencies.

21 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Stoke-on-Trent South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in Stoke-on-Trent South constituency.

21 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to widen bariatric patient access to (a) Wegovy, (b) Mounjaro and (c) other weight management drugs.

Source: official written-questions record.