Written questions

3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

NHS: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the NHS staff and recruitment needs for (a) the North East, (b) County Durham and (c) Easington constituency.

7 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Pharmacy: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on pharmacy services in (a) the North East, (b) County Durham and (c) Easington constituency of the Government's proposed changes to the budget for community pha

7 Oct 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Pension Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make available to the hon. Member for Easington, in electronic form, (a) all Local Government Pension Scheme pooling bids and (b) the investment cost data provided by CEM Bench

12 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Television Licences: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the Exchequer was of providing free television licences to people over 75 years of age in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 for qualifying residents in (i) the North East, (ii) Country Durham

13 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness in delivering medicines savings in the community of the therapeutic substitution service for community pharmacies proposed by the Pharmaceutical Services

13 Jun 2016 · Department of Health

Pharmacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness in delivering medicines savings in the community of the not-dispensed scheme for community pharmacies proposed by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating

3 Jun 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Mining: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the reasons are for the difference in the figures quoted as payments to HM Treasury in respect of its guarantee for the Mineworkers Pension Scheme and the British Coal Staff Superannuation

25 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reports he has received on local Jobcentre Plus offices developing their own claimant communications rather than using those produced by his Department.

25 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which Jobcentre Plus offices he has contacted on the use of their own locally-developed claimant communications rather than using those produced by his Department.

25 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issued to Jobcentre Plus offices on the use of letters to jobseekers which combine information about attending a mandatory interview with a work coach and non-mandatory grou

25 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Horden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had about funding the construction of a new rail station at Horden.

25 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding streams are available for the construction of new rail stations in the North of England.

25 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues on housing renewal in former industrial areas and the replacement of dilapidated housing when it no longer meets the needs of the local community.

25 May 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Housing: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much he has allocated for housing regeneration in (a) Easington constituency, (b) Country Durham and (c) the North East.

25 May 2016 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policy on voter registration of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democratic Participation, entitled Getting the Missing Mill

20 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues on ensuring that correspondence issued by Jobcentre Plus complies with the provisions of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 on information relating to notific

20 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentres

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data Jobcentre Plus sets down against a claimant who does not attend a non-mandatory group information session.

20 May 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobseeker's Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether a jobseeker's allowance claimant can be sanctioned for failing to attend an interview at an unspecified time.

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Helicopters: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons and in what roles Air Accident Investigation Branch officials are attending the scene of the fatal crash of an EC225L Super Puma helicopter on the south west coast of Norway on 29 April 2016; a

4 May 2016 · Department for Transport

Offshore Industry: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the safety of helicopter operations in the UK offshore oil and gas sector.

4 May 2016 · Department for Energy and Climate Change

Offshore Industry: Helicopters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if she will bring forward proposals to give the Oil and Gas Authority powers to regulate commercial decisions in the offshore helicopter industry.

25 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the proposal from the French government to convene a conference on the Israel-Palestine peace process.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the time taken to conduct its Supported Accommodation Review on the number of beds available in the supported accommodation sector

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Taxation: Underpayments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have received demands to pay underpaid tax as a result of his Department not notifying HM Revenue and Customs when an employment and support allowan

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will request that train operating companies publish the criteria they use for calculating rail fares.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

High Speed 2 Line: Easington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential economic benefit of High Speed 2 to Easington constituency.

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Rapid Transit Systems: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of improving metro services in the North East and extending such services into Easington constituency.

18 Apr 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Israel: Palestinians

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on initiatives by that government to convene a peace conference on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

18 Apr 2016 · Cabinet Office

Electoral Register: Students

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to work with universities, colleges and further education providers to integrate electoral registration into academic enrolment before (a) the May 2016 elections and EU referendum an

18 Apr 2016 · Department for Education

Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals to make terminal illness a protected characteristic in order to ensure that employees cannot be dismissed for being terminally ill.

Source: official written-questions record.