Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
25 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Network Rail
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail's (a) board and (b) wider governance arrangements.
24 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Health: Pupils
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, for what reason the National Screening Committee have not reviewed school dental screening recommendations in the per
24 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Health: Pupils
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2024 to question 52 on Dental Health: Pupils, when the UK National Screening Committee will next review recommendations on school dental screening.
24 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiotherapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the National Equipment Tracking and Inventory System highlights radiotherapy cancer treatment machines that are over 10 years old; and if he will ensure that su
24 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) access to radiotherapy cancer treatment and (b) overall cancer treatment waiting times are within the scope of the independent investigation of NHS performance led by Professor Lord Dar
24 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the rail network enhancements pipeline.
24 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the cost for introducing free school meals for all primary school children.
23 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure a continuity of care for individuals released from prison via the early release scheme that were receiving treatment for (a) drug and (b) alcohol issues.
23 Jul 2024 · Department for Business and Trade
Public Holidays
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will establish an additional bank holiday to honour veterans on the Monday after Remembrance Sunday.
23 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Fuels: Retail Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will introduce a statutory fuel finder scheme as recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority's Road Fuel Market Study.
23 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour and Crime
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the challenges of policing (a) criminal and (b) anti-social use of off-road bikes.
22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Radiotherapy: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to increase radiotherapy treatment capacity in the NHS.
22 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cancer
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make it his policy to publish a national cancer plan.
22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Affordable Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will (a) review the definition of affordable housing and (b) ensure that definition is linked to average wages by region.
22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of national house building targets will be for council housing in the next five years.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Durham Coast Line: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the impact of overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods on the health and safety of passengers.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Durham Coast Line: Overcrowding
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce overcrowding on the Durham Coast Line during peak periods.
17 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Health: Pupils
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward proposals to reintroduce school dental screening.
17 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the the minimum income requirement for spousal visa applications.
17 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Seaham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expediting the application by Grand Central Rail for four daily calls at Seaham train station on Grand Central's North East services.
17 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on the potential merits of trialling a kinship care allowance.
17 Jul 2024 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing a financial allowance to kinship carers equal to that received by foster carers.
17 Jul 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to bring forward proposals relating to the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme to (a) reform the surplus sharing arrangements and (b) transfer the Investment Reserve Fund to scheme memb
21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions she has had with NHS England on the information provided to patients on the availability of NHS Dentist services.
21 May 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Zero Hours Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail requires its contractors and suppliers to limit the use of zero hours contracts.
21 May 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Zero Hours Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment Network Rail has made of the prevalence of the use of zero hours contracts within its supply chain.
21 May 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2024 to Question 26406 on Dental Service: Easington, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board's
21 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will make it her policy to apply the £1.2bn investment fund to the mineworkers pension scheme.
16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2023 to Question 1095 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, if she will take steps to calculate how many of the 23,974 spouse/dependant pensioners in the Minew
16 May 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many former employees were recipients of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme in (a) Easington constituency and (b) the UK in May 2024.
Source: official written-questions record.