Written questions
3,264 written questions tabled, most recent first.
23 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance her Department has issued on what prisoner to staff ratio in prisons is safe.
23 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of training in supporting children with special needs newly qualified teachers receive.
23 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to support parents with special needs children to access appropriate education that meets the individual needs of
23 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Cultural Heritage: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many artefacts and items held by the (a) National Gallery, (b) British Museum and (c) British Library relate to or have their origin in the North East of England.
21 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specialist training is provided to teachers in (a) initial teacher training and (b) ongoing personal development to support children with special needs.
21 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Pupils: Dyslexia
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide additional funding to schools to support students with dyslexia.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been successful in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Easington constituency against personal independence payments in each year since its introduction.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the appeals process for personal independence payments in each year since its introduction.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have there been in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Easington constituency against personal independence payments decisions in each year since its introduction.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of prisoner-on-prisoner violence have been recorded in each of the last 10 years.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward proposals to reduce the retirement age of prison officers to bring it in line with the retirement age for police officers.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support she has made available to prison offices experiencing mental health issues as a result of their employment.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effect of raising the retirement age of prison officers to 68 years old on safety in prisons.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the level of morale in the prison service.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prison Officers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of turnover of prison staff; and what steps she is taking to support retention and recruitment of such staff.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that Prison Service staff undertaking the same work receive the same level of remuneration.
20 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Prisons: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce violence against prison staff.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Education: Boys
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) raise the aspirations of and (b) address the educational attainment gap for working class boys.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
Educational Institutions: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has made available to schools, colleges and universities to provide access to mental health services to students (a) throughout the academic year and (b) at exam times.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
GCE A-level
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received on the availability of resources and revision materials to students taking reformed A-Level courses.
20 Mar 2017 · Department for Education
GCE A-level
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that students taking reformed A-Level courses have access to resources and revision material to prepare for exams.
17 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Debt Collection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of mandating the use of voice recorders or body cameras for (a) bailiffs carrying out enforcement activity for public bodies and (b) other bailiffs.
17 Mar 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Equita: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints she has received on (a) public contracts awarded to Equita and (b) the conduct of Equita bailiffs.
17 Mar 2017 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Arts: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding the Arts Council has allocated to each region of England in each of the last 10 years.
17 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office
Equita
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse of public contracts awarded to Equita has been in each of the last five years.
17 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office
Equita
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public contracts have been awarded to Equita for debt collection services in each of the last five years.
17 Mar 2017 · Cabinet Office
Equita
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent value for money assessment his Department has made of public contracts awarded to Equita; and whether that assessment considered complaints against that company.
13 Mar 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Durham Coast Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Transport on the potential merits of improving rail infrastructure on the Durham heritage coast in order to promote
13 Mar 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Industrial Estates: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make financial support available to provide incentives for businesses to relocate and operate from designated business parks in Peterlee and Seaham where there is significant u
13 Mar 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Local Growth Deals: Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Questions 66289 and 66310, on manufacturing industries: Durham, how much of the £379.6 million has been invested in (a) Peterlee and (b)
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