In Parliament - Andrew Western

Andrew in Parliament with Keir Starmer and other Greater Manchester MPs.

Social Security Benefits: Domestic Abuse

Department for Work and Pensions

Andrew Western received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants applying for the Domestic Violence Easement extend the initial unevidenced four week easement to (a) 13 and (b)...

Age-disputed Refugee Children

Commons debates

The Minister is being incredibly generous in giving way again. To further the attempts at accuracy, may I press her on the point I made about further monitoring of those whose claim of being a...

Age-disputed Refugee Children

Commons debates

Can the Minister explain why the committee has encouraged the Government to abandon scientific methods of age assessment?

Age-disputed Refugee Children

Commons debates

It is a privilege to have secured this Adjournment debate on age-disputed refugee children. I should declare at the outset that I am an officer of the all-party parliamentary group on refugees. I...

Rented Housing: Deposits

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Andrew Western received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made recent progress on introducing a lifetime deposit for renters.

Dentistry: Access for Cancer Patients

Antimicrobial Resistance

Andrew Western made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I thank everybody who has contributed to the debate. We have a considerable amount of expertise in the room—in particular, my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi)...

Dentistry: Access for Cancer Patients

Antimicrobial Resistance

Andrew Western made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I beg to move, That this House has considered access to dentistry for cancer patients. As always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I want to start this debate, which I...

Neighbourhood Policing

Home Department

Andrew Western made a speech in the House of Commons

Under this Government, 10,000 neighbourhood police officers have disappeared since 2015 and have yet to be replaced on the frontline. Given the Government’s proclivity for lifting...

Neighbourhood Policing

Home Department

Andrew Western made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of neighbourhood policing levels.

Healthy Start Scheme

Department of Health and Social Care

Andrew Western received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to restore the availability of data on Healthy Start uptake on the Healthy Start website.

Healthy Start Scheme

Department of Health and Social Care

Andrew Western received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to restore the availability of data on the uptake of Healthy Start vouchers on the Healthy Start website.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Repayments

Department for Business and Trade

Andrew Western received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to recover repayments of Bounce Back Loans under £50,000.

First Time Buyers

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Andrew Western received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the number of first time buyers in each of the last five years.

Budget Resolutions - Income Tax (Charge)

Commons debates

This Budget was a huge disappointment. Nothing the Chancellor said last week changes the reality facing my constituents in Stretford and Urmston. Their taxes are still rising, their weekly shop...

Business of the House

Commons debates

My constituent Michelle is a cancer survivor who has campaigned for years on access to NHS dentistry for cancer patients. I have made frequent attempts to secure a debate on this matter and will...

Business of the House

Commons debates

The Kellogg’s factory in my constituency is an iconic reminder of the industrial heritage of Trafford Park. Like so many of my constituents, I was shocked and saddened recently to hear of...

Post Office Services: Isolated Communities

Commons debates

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Partington’s nearest recommended post office site, as advised by the Post Office, is 3.9 miles away. Although that is a significant distance in and...

Post Office Services: Isolated Communities

Commons debates

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct and, in fairness, there is a Government grant to support the subsidisation of post office services in isolated and rural communities. There is, however, a...

Post Office Services: Isolated Communities

Commons debates

Continuing the trend, I am delighted to have secured a debate on post office services, in this case those in isolated communities. It is an issue that is very important to me and many of my...

Business of the House

Commons debates

In an increasingly cashless society, access to cash from free-to-use ATMs is increasingly scare. That is a particular issue in Old Trafford, in my constituency, where the main shopping parade on...