Michael Wheeler MP: written questions
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Written questions
Small Businesses: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help small businesses respond to the payment of delayed invoices by larger businesses.
Answer: In September 2024 we announced a package of measures to help ensure small businesses are paid promptly by the large businesses they supply.This included the newly launched Fair Payment Code by the Small Business Commissioner, and upcoming legislation to r...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: BillingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of delayed invoice payments on (a) self-employed individuals, (b) sole traders and (c) small businesses in the construction industr
Answer: Smart Data Foundry research shows that small businesses, including those in the construction industry were owed on average an estimated £22,000 in late payments in 2022. This represents a significant cash flow challenge for small businesses, undermining o...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been waiting over six months to access CAMHS support in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan.
Answer: A copy of two tables breaking down the number of people waiting over six months to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service support in Salford and Wigan since 2020 is attached.
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many referrals have been accepted by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of referrals accepted by child and adolescent mental health services in Salford in each month from 2020/21 up to December 2024, the month for which most recent data is available:Month2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil was in mainstream schools in (a) Worsley and Eccles constituency, (b) Salford (c) Wigan (d) the North West and (e) England in each of the last five years.
Answer: Local authorities receive their core funding for schools through the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Local authorities are then responsible for designing a local formula, within certain parameters, to distribute the funding that they receive from the depar...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents or young people have taken (a) Salford and (b) Wigan to appeal at a tribunal against an Education, Care and Health Plan decision in each of the last five years; and what (i) number and (ii) propo
Answer: Information about appeal outcomes to SEND is published at: Tribunals statistics quarterly: July to September 2024 - GOV.UK. Appeal outcomes are not broken down by Local Authority in the published data as requested in this PQ. These data are provided for a...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time was between (a) referral and (b) first contact for mental health services for people aged 17 years and under in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the median waiting time in days between a referral start date and first contact, within the three-month rolling reporting period, for referrals for children and young people aged under 18 years old who are supported through Natio...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeech and Language Therapy: North WestDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many speech and language therapists have worked for the NHS in (a) Salford, (b) Wigan and (c) the North West in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent speech and language therapists working in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospi...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSure Start Programme: Greater ManchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have closed in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan since May 2010; and what the (i) name and (ii) postcode was of each centre.
Answer: Data on Sure Start children’s centres is supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get Information about Schools (GIAS) database portal, which can be accessed here: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.Based on information supplied...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: Greater ManchesterMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average processing time was for applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme by people resident in (a) Salford and (b) Wigan in each of the last five years.
Answer: The majority of cases are decided within 12 months, although some more complicated cases can take significantly longer.The table below shows the average time for decisions to be made on applications* for criminal injuries compensation by people resident i...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Greater ManchesterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health support teams there were in (a) Worsley and Eccles constituency, (b) Salford and (c) Wigan in each year since 2014.
Answer: The following table shows a summary of mental health support teams in (a) Worsley and Eccles constituency, Salford and Wigan in each year since 2014.Financial YearNumber of teams 2021/2022Two2022/2023Two2023/2024Three teams specific to Wigan and one footp...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation: Greater ManchesterMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (a) how many people received awards and (b) what the value of those awards were in (i) Salford and (ii) Wigan in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below provides the number of compensation awards paid in each of the last five calendar years to applicants living in Salford, and the value of those awards.Salford Calendar YearNumber of awards paidTotal value of those awards202035£194,06020211...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Worsley and EcclesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices there (a) are and (b) were in 2010 in Worsley and Eccles constituency.
Answer: The data provided has been sourced from NHS England and shows the number of general practices (GPs) in the Worsley and Eccles constituency in January 2025 and January 2014, as no data is available prior to this. The data only includes main practices and d...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Worsley and EcclesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have started in Worsley and Eccles constituency in each of the last six years.
Answer: Apprenticeship starts by Parliamentary constituency between the 2018/19 and 2023/24 academic years are published in the Apprenticeships statistics publication, which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permal...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Worsley and EcclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time for driving tests is in Worsley and Eccles constituency.
Answer: The table below shows the average waiting time as of January 2025, for driving test centres (DTCs) that serve the Worsley and Eccles constituency. DTCAverage Waiting Time (January 2025)Atherton19.8Bolton24Sale24Cheetham Hill24
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLifelong Learning EntitlementDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) people enrolling on a second undergraduate degree course, (b) people enrolling on a five-year degree course and (c) other returning learners receive adequa
Answer: Under the Lifelong Learning Entitlement, new learners will be able to access a full entitlement equal to four years of full-time tuition. This is currently equal to £38,140 based on the fee rates for the 2025/26 academic year. Returning learners who have ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricians: CertificationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the competent person schemes model for domestic electrical installation.
Answer: The Government takes electrical safety very seriously and the Building Regulations require work to homes’ fixed electrical systems to be carried out safely to protect people from fire and injury. Government-backed schemes exist to ensure domestic electric...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department are taking to help protect properties bordering (a) the Bridgwater Canal, (b) the Manchester Ship Canal and (c) other (i) natural and (ii) artificial waterway
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) does not have any regulatory powers for flood risk management for the Bridgewater Canal or Manchester Ship Canal which are both privately owned assets. The owners are responsible for operating and maintaining their assets. The ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordLow IncomesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers earn under the lower earnings limit in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Department’s latest estimate is that in Quarter 1 of the financial year 2022/23 there were around 1-1.3 million employees in the UK who earned below the LEL. This figure does not include workers who are self-employed. Of these employees, (a) 86% were ...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
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