Paul Waugh MP: written questions

Written questions

• Maternity Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907944More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity care.

  Answer: I remain deeply concerned by the state of maternity care we inherited in the NHS.The Secretary of State announced a rapid, independent investigation in NHS Maternity and Neonatal services to help us understand the systemic issues behind why so many women,...

  Answered 24 Feb 2026

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• Rape: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906943More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support rape survivors in the criminal justice system.

  Answer: The Ministry of Justice will be investing £550 million in victim support services over the next three years – the biggest investment in these services to date.We are introducing a package of legislative measures to improve victims’ experiences and stop pr...

  Answered 16 Dec 2025

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• Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64129More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the five-week wait for Universal Credit on (a) debt and (b) poverty levels.

  Answer: We are reviewing Universal Credit, to make sure it is doing the job we want it to. We are committed to considering how we can support people during the Initial Assessment Period, often referred to as the 5-week wait, before they receive their first paymen...

  Answered 10 Jul 2025

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• Personal Independence Payment: RochdaleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50254More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in receipt of the (a) enhanced and (b) standard PIP who were awarded less than four points in all 10 of the daily living activities in the asses

  Answer: For the volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants in Rochdale who scored less than four points in all 10 daily living activities in their most recent assessment by award see Table 1 below. After the reforms PIP expenditure is forecast to ris...

  Answered 14 May 2025

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• Offences against Children: RochdaleHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22399More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects (a) Adil Khan and (b) Qari Abdul Rauf, convicted for their part in a Rochdale grooming gang, to be deported.

  Answer: The crimes committed by the Rochdale child sexual exploitation group are appalling and this Government is determined to take whatever action is available to us within the law to act against the perpetrators and protect the victims of their crimes.As part ...

  Answered 15 Jan 2025

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• Teachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15145More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her expected timeframe is for resolving the backlog of people waiting for cash equivalent transfer value details from Teachers’ Pensions.

  Answer: A backlog in the provision of cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) to members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme has been caused by two issues. Initially, an embargo was placed on the provision of CETVs by the public service pension schemes from March 202...

  Answered 27 Nov 2024

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• Teachers' PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15144More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are currently waiting longer than the statutory 3-month period for a response from Teachers' Pensions on their cash equivalent transfer value details.

  Answer: A backlog in the provision of cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) to members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme has been caused by two issues. Initially, an embargo was placed on the provision of CETVs by the public service pension schemes from March 202...

  Answered 27 Nov 2024

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• Local Government: DevolutionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 900292More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with metro mayors and local authorities on further devolution.

  Answer: In the first days of this Government, the Prime Minister and I met Mayors in Downing Street to discuss devolution and the critical role for mayors in delivering our Mission of Economic Growth.Building on the last Labour Government’s legacy of the devoluti...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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