Written questions

4,615 written questions tabled, most recent first.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 252105, whether all universal credit claimants who work during working hours and who have been required to have an interview to verify evidence have bee

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Scientists: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many overseas scientists from outside the EU are funded by his Department through Official Development Assistance funding.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Overseas Aid: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department has allocated its allocation of Official Development Assistance research and innovation funding.

13 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2019 to PQ 259210 on Energy: North East, which organisations registered in the North East have been allocated the funding referred to in the Answe

11 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Research and Innovation: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the diversity of UK Research and Innovation grant recipients by (a) gender, (b) ethnicity, (c) disability and (d) socio-economic group.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

GCE A-level and GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number schools teaching GCSEs over three years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of this practice on A level subject choices.

10 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Educational Exchanges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to EU universities wanting to send non-EU students to UK universities on exchange programmes.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when UK Research and Innovation plans to announce its funding allocations to (a) Research England and (b) the research councils for 2019-20.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Research and Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to announce the allocations for UK Research and Innovation for 2019-20; and what steps he is taking to ensure that those allocations are made as soon as possible.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what his Department's time frame is for the allocation of funding to (a) UK Research and Innovation, (b) the research councils and (c) Research England for 2019-20.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Education

Schools: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the current minimum requirements is for provision of mental health services in schools.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to Prospering from the energy revolution: An overview of government’s challenge to industry and research to create more efficient energy systems and benefit the UK

3 Jun 2019 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream entrants were privately educated in each of the last five years.

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Universities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the future engagement of UK universities with European University Associations such as CESAER, LERU, EUA, the Guild, in order to maintain levels

3 Jun 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Universities: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to support the future engagement of UK universities with CESAER, LERU, EUA, the Guild, and other European University Associations, in order to maintain lev

3 Jun 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Chief Scientific Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the appointment of a Chief Scientific Adviser; and what steps he is taking to ensure effective scientific advice until that appointment is made.

16 May 2019 · Department for Education

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to negotiate association to the next Erasmus programme starting in 2021.

16 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Telecommunications and Utilities: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulation of the (a) water, (b) energy and (c) telecoms sectors in promoting sustainability.

16 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps have been taken to tackle delays in transferring people with mental health problems from prison to hospital.

16 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Death and Self-harm

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of self-harm and deaths in custody among the prison population.

16 May 2019 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prison officers have received training on when to refer a person for mental health support.

16 May 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisons: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the assessment and treatment of prisoner mental health.

13 May 2019 · Home Office

Knives: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to help ensure that there is no increase in knife crime in Newcastle.

13 May 2019 · Department for Education

Educational Exchanges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to promote international programmes of exchange in higher education after the UK leaves the EU.

13 May 2019 · Cabinet Office

Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the job densities of (a) Newcastle Central, (b) the North East, (c) London and (d) the UK; and what period that assessment covers.

9 May 2019 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Mobile Broadband

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the findings of the report by Mobile UK on why there is little interoperability between vendors in 4G and 5G, what assessment he has made of whether Ofcom should promot

8 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure continuity of receipt of benefits when the claimant gets married or experiences another change in circumstances.

8 May 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure provision of out of working hours appointments to universal credit claimants who work during working hours.

8 May 2019 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance is available to wind farm developers and operatives to help minimise impact on marine life of off shore wind farms.

8 May 2019 · Department for Education

Students: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the number of UK students studying in the EU and the number of EU students studying in the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

Source: official written-questions record.