Written questions
2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.
6 Sep 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Industry: Productivity
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to ask the Secretary of State what steps he is taking to improve productivity as part of the Industrial Strategy
18 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Schools: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Statement of 17 July 2017, Official Report, column 565, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of changes to the main capital budget on fire safety in schools.
18 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Statement of 17 July 2017, Official Report, column 565, how her Department plans to make a further £95 million in efficiencies and savings to the main capital budget.
18 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her Statement of 17 July 2017, Official Report, column 565, if she will provide a breakdown of the proposed £420 million in spending efficiencies and savings that her Department plans to make from t
17 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Magistrates' Courts: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has made an assessment of the adequacy of car parking provision at Sunderland Magistrates' Court.
17 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Teachers: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of teachers in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Houghton and Sunderland South constituency and (ii) Sunderland since 2010.
17 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Class Sizes: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil-teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Houghton and Sunderland South constituency and (ii) Sunderland in each year since 2010.
13 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has been made on the court reform programme.
13 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will meet the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland and the hon. Member for Sunderland Central to discuss the future of the Sunderland Court Estate.
12 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter to the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South and the hon. Member for Sunderland Central from the former Courts and Justice Minister on 31 March 2017, how much it has cost to e
12 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter to the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South and the hon. Member for Sunderland Central from the former Courts and Justice Minister on 31 March 2017, on what date and at what
12 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter to the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South and the hon. Member for Sunderland Central from the former Courts and Justice Minister on 31 March 2017, how much has been spent o
12 Jul 2017 · Ministry of Justice
Courts: Sunderland
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a decision has been made on the future of Sunderland Court Estate.
7 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to support the British automotive industry after the UK leaves the EU.
7 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what response the Government plans to make to the request by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of 20 June 2017 for an interim agreement for the UK to remain in the cu
7 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the implications are for his Department's policies of data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders on 20 June 2017 on investment in the automotive sector
7 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Cycling: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available for cycling in (a) Sunderland and (b) the North East since 2010.
6 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2016 to Question HL2367, on motor vehicles, if it remains his Department's policy to support all UK-based or manufacturers and ensure th
6 Jul 2017 · Home Office
Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists have been penalised for using a handheld mobile telephone while driving since 1 March 2017.
6 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Traffic Officers
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the trend in the number of specialist road traffic officers since 2015; and what steps his Department is taking to maintain the number of specialist road traffic officers.
6 Jul 2017 · Department of Health
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to review the medical exemption criteria for prescription charges.
6 Jul 2017 · Department of Health
Breast Cancer: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the provision of specialised nursing care for people with secondary breast cancer.
5 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to encourage investment in the automotive industry.
5 Jul 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what contingency plans the Government has in place to offset the decline in investment in the automotive sector since 2015.
5 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Tyne and Wear Metro: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding model his Department has proposed for the delivery of a new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
4 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Combined Authorities
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to support the introduction of bus franchising in non-mayoral combined authorities.
4 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Combined Authorities
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to relax or amend the regulations relating to the introduction of bus franchising by non-mayoral combined authorities.
4 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Tyne and Wear Metro: Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions the Government has had with the North East Combined Authority on the delivery of a new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
4 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Tyne and Wear Metro: Trains
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to announce a decision on the delivery of a new train fleet for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
4 Jul 2017 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government plans to take to encourage integration of bus services in the North East.
Source: official written-questions record.