Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2019 to Question 267733 on Personal Independence Payment: County Durham, what key performance indicators his Department uses to monitor the processing of personal indep
25 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 266839 on Prescriptions: Fees and Charges, how his Department monitors the National Health Service Business Services Authority in relation to appe
25 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June to Question 265492: BBC, what his policy is on funding public service broadcasting in the (a) North East of England and (b) Easington constituency.
25 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has conducted an impact assessment of the potential effect of the planned cessation of ring-fencing of the Public Health Grant in 2020 on the (a) quality of drug treatment an
25 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the UK rail network is electrified.
25 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on supporting the UK car industry through the Government's transition to zero emissions policy.
25 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 265489 on Personal Independence Payment, for what reason recent correspondence on casework enquiries to hon. Members states that waiting times for pers
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to fully electrify the UK rail network.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Railways: Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the target date to fully electrify the UK rail network is.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Buses
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the target date for the electrification of the bus network is.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allocate additional funding to (a) encourage and (b) support people to purchase electric vehicles.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled, Road to Zero, published by his Department in July 2018, what steps is he taking to ensure the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure to meet the 2040 em
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: County Duram
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2019 to Question 265490, what steps her Department is taking to (a) assess staff efficiency and (b) identify the adequacy of staffing levels to manage changes in mandat
21 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of the change to the level of the Public Health Grant over the forthcoming 2019 Spending Review on the (a) quality of drug treatment services and (b)
21 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the change in the level of the Public Health Grant on the (a) quality of drug treatment services and (b) number of drug-related deaths in the 2015 to 20
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Television Licences: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to the public purse was of providing free TV licences to people over the age of 75 for qualifying residents in (a) Easington constituency and (b) County Durham local authority area in (i)
20 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2019 to Question 264384 on Mineworkers' Pension Scheme, whether reference was made to the Motion passed in the House on Monday 10 June 2019 on the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme in the
19 Jun 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescription penalty charge notices have been successfully appealed in each of the last five years.
18 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Justice
Public Inquiries: Prosecutions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure ensure that public inquiries in relation to major incidents do not (a) hinder and (b) delay criminal prosecutions.
17 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office
Freedom of Information Act 2000
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend the Freedom of Information Act to include (a) tenants management organisations and (b) housing associations.
17 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats and Public Buildings: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the date on which all flammable cladding will have been removed from all tower blocks and public buildings.
17 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost of retrofitting sprinklers to all high-rise buildings.
17 Jun 2019 · Home Office
Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for fire and rescue services.
17 Jun 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
BBC
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make representations to the BBC on increasing spending and investment in (a) the regions and (b) Easington constituency.
17 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the 12-week waiting time for a mandatory reconsideration for personal independence payments in County Durham.
17 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have been tasked with conducting mandatory reconsiderations for personal independence payments in County Durham in each of the last five years.
17 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time to carry out a mandatory reconsideration for personal independence payments is in each administrative area.
17 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
HM Coastguard: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether projected staffing level figures for the HM Coastguard national network for this summer 2019 period meet the minimum levels to function effectively as recommended in 1.9.3 of the Marine Accident Investi
17 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Offshore Industry: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support the Government is providing to assist skilled offshore oil and gas workers who were made redundant after the collapse in oil prices in 2014 with the cost of re-valida
13 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take following the agreement by the House on Monday 10 June 2019 to the motion on the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme.
Source: official written-questions record.