Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of new recruits to the armed forces came from the North East of England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

16 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Advertising

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on the use of advertisements on their websites.

16 Oct 2019 · Cabinet Office

Technology: Conferences

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech at the UN on 24 September 2019, what (a) plans she has made and (b) public consultation she plans to undertake in relation to the London Summit on Tech; and what ste

14 Oct 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeframe is for the publication of the Government response to its consultation on Permitted development for shale gas exploration.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Fracking

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of physical damage caused by hydraulic fracking on the (a) cost and (b) availability of home insurance for residents near tha

14 Oct 2019 · Treasury

Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Joint Accountability Cash Strategy Group are planning to take on the effect of the reduction in the interchange fee on free access to cash.

14 Oct 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a standardised procurement code for privately developed algorithms used in the public sector which includes mandatory hum

4 Oct 2019 · Home Office

Northumbria Police: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to deploy officers from Northumbria Police to Northern Ireland in the event of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a withdrawal agreement.

2 Oct 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons can be learnt from the higher rates of immunisation in the North East.

1 Oct 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Climate Change: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps she is taking to ensure that the green technology and decarbonisation work forces have the skills necessary to respond to the climate emergency.

30 Sep 2019 · Cabinet Office

Food Supply: North East

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Operation Yellowhammer document, what plans are in place for the adequate supply and distribution of food to the North East in the event of disrupti

30 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Business: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of 25 September 2019 from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Official Report Column 739, what support has been planned for fundamentally

30 Sep 2019 · Treasury

Business: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of 25 September 2019 from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Official Report Column 739, if he will publish the criteria for which a busin

30 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Manufacturing Industries: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of 25 September 2019 from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Official Report Column 739, how much mon

30 Sep 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Port of Tyne: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the Port of Tyne has not received grants from the Brexit Readiness Fund.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Digital Technology: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a standardised procurement code for privately developed algorithms used in the public sector which includes mandatory hum

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to mitigate the risks of the internet of things surveillance raised by the Prime Minister in his speech to the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2019.

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech to the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2019 in support of electric cars, whether she has plans to allocate additional funding to

25 Sep 2019 · Department for International Development

Africa: Renewable Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Prime Minister's support for solar technology in African countries in his speech to the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2019, what steps the Government is taking to sup

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Internet: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech to the UN Assembly on 24 September 2019, what steps she is taking to develop a data framework for the internet of things to regulate the use

25 Sep 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Technology: Conferences

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech at the United Nations on 24 September 2019, what (a) plans she has made and (b) public consultation she plans to conduct in relation to the

25 Sep 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medical Treatments: Nanotechnology

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's speech to the UN on 24 September 2019, what assessment he has made of the regulatory framework for the use of nanotechnology in medicine.

25 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Law Society’s recommendation that the Government create (a) a statutory code of practice for the use of algorithms in the justice system and (b) a nation

25 Jul 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of creating a standardised procurement code for privately developed algorithms used in the public sector which includes mandatory hum

25 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Police: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department provides guidance to police forces on the appropriate use of algorithms in decision-making.

25 Jul 2019 · Home Office

Police: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of oversight and monitoring of the use of algorithms by police forces.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on 31 October 2019 on (a) the Industrial Strategy and (b) sector deals.

22 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

North of Tyne Combined Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to devolve further powers on (a) transport and (b) employment to the North of Tyne Combined Authority.

22 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of north-south health inequalities.

22 Jul 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle the rise of in-work poverty.

Source: official written-questions record.