Written questions

2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2015 · Home Office

Antisocial Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of changes in police officer numbers on the ability of police to respond to anti-social behaviour.

21 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of funding available to NHS palliative care in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Sunderland in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015.

21 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department plans to take to improve the quality of palliative care.

21 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to improve out-of-hour services for palliative care.

20 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of university entry rates by (a) gender and (b) social background for students from (i) the North East, (ii) Houghton and Sunderland South constituency and (iii

9 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Cancer: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on making the drug Keyruda available for cancer treatment in the NHS.

9 Oct 2015 · Department of Health

Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department is taking to improve social care quality.

9 Oct 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships are available in the North East; and how many applicants for such apprenticeships from disadvantaged backgrounds (a) secured and (b) completed apprenticeships in e

15 Sep 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Sunderland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Minister for Courts and Legal Aid will visit Sunderland Court with the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South and Sunderland Central.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's website and digital services are accessible to people with sensory losses.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to prevent bus companies reducing bus routes and services in the North East.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Cycling: Tyne and Wear

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve local cycle infrastructure in cities and towns in Tyne and Wear.

26 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that digital resources and services provided by his Department are accessible to people with sensory losses.

23 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Tyne and Wear Metro

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to support the replacement of rolling stock on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

22 Jun 2015 · Department for Transport

Railways: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support rail and rolling stock replacement in the north east.

1 Jun 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

National Lottery

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to make the allocation of National Lottery funding more open and transparent.

27 May 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Sunderland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 24 February 2015 to Question 225118, what progress the court reform programme has made in the rebuilding of Sunderland Court.

27 May 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Tyne and Wear

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's policy is on plans by the North East Combined Authority to implement a quality contract scheme for bus services in the Tyne and Wear area.

27 May 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 26 February 2015 to Question 225524, what progress KPMG has made in its review of the bus market.

23 Mar 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

UK Membership of EU

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the contribution of EU membership to business and the economy in the UK.

10 Mar 2015 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions.

9 Mar 2015 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2015 to Question 226007, for what reasons she will not publish the information requested.

3 Mar 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225118, what the stages of the court reform programme are; and when his Department plans to finalise the resource allocation for each such stage.

3 Mar 2015 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2015 to Question 224093 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, if she will place in the Library the education estate survey results for each of the qualifying e

26 Feb 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Franchises

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the progress report by KPMG of its review of bus market franchising when it is issued in early March 2015.

24 Feb 2015 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCE AS-level

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received on reforms to A and AS-levels.

24 Feb 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Tyne and Wear

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether KPMG has been given unrestricted access to commercially sensitive data held by his Department for its inquiry into bus market dynamics.

24 Feb 2015 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Tyne and Wear

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the review his Department has commissioned KPMG to conduct on bus market dynamics will assess the Tyne and Wear bus market.

24 Feb 2015 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 217622, what the resource requirements are for each planned stage of the court reform programme; what the planned (a) start and (b) finish time is for each st

19 Jan 2015 · Department for Transport

Walking and Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to increase levels of walking and cycling.

Source: official written-questions record.