Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

14 Nov 2018 · Attorney General

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the change in the CPS charging, prosecution and conviction rates related to cases of rape since 2016-17.

14 Nov 2018 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of rape were (a) recorded and (b) prosecuted in each of the last three years in (i) the North East and (ii) England.

14 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people with multiple sclerosis in Newcastle upon Tyne North are no longer eligible for the higher rate of mobility support as a result of the transition from disability l

14 Nov 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Support for Mortgage Interest

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 174049, (a) what data is available on the number of people in receipt of Support for Mortgage Interest before April 2018 that continue to receive tha

14 Nov 2018 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2018 to Question 174717 on Parking: Pedestrian Areas, what steps his Department is taking as part of that review.

22 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the effect of the 20 metre rule in personal independence payment criteria on the (a) level of support received by people living with multiple sclerosis and (b) costs to oth

18 Oct 2018 · Attorney General

Money Laundering: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have been made by the Crown Prosecution Service under (i) Section 330 and (ii) Sections 327-329 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each of the last five years.

18 Oct 2018 · Home Office

UK Financial Intelligence Unit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget for the National Crime Agency's Financial Intelligence Unit has been in each of the last three years.

18 Oct 2018 · Home Office

International Corruption Unit: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual budget for the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit has been in each of the last three years.

18 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial support and (b) other resources his Department has provided to Cancer Alliances for long-term planning for breast cancer care.

17 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Pregnancy Loss Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the findings of the pregnancy loss review.

17 Oct 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people with mental health needs that will be unable to move to universal credit because they do not understand the communication about that transition in (a)

17 Oct 2018 · Department for International Development

Developing Countries: Brexit

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on (a) producers and (b) workers in developing countries.

17 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if will publish a ranked list of the reasons for fixed-period exclusions of pupils in secondary schools in (a) the North East and (b) England in the last two years.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, a) what estimate he has made of the amount of unspent funds in employers’ accounts under the Apprenticeship Levy; for what reasons those funds remain unspent; and whether he has plans to extend the period of ti

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support pupils who have been excluded from secondary school to access (a) apprenticeships and (b) other forms of post-16 training.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) exclusions and (b) instances of off-rolling in school year (a) ten and (b) eleven there were in the North East of England in each year since 2010.

16 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Secondary Education: Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of fixed-period exclusions in secondary schools in (a) the North East of England and (b) England.

11 Oct 2018 · Cabinet Office

National Leadership Centre

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) recent progress has been made on and (b) the proposed timeframe is for the establishment of the Public Service Leadership Academy.

11 Oct 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support young carers in the UK.

11 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Pupils: Young Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in schools in (a) the North East of England and (b) England are young carers.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Young Carers: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support young carers with their education in the (a) North East of England and (b) UK.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to close the employment rate gap between the North East of England and the rest of the UK.

10 Oct 2018 · Department for Transport

East Coast Main Line: Trains

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Azuma trains planned for the East Coast Main Line are appropriate for that line.

10 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that standards for preventing overcrowding in houses of multiple occupation under the asylum accommodation contract will be upheld above the le

9 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

T-levels

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the benefits of extending T-levels to 19-23 year-olds; and if he will make a statement.

9 Oct 2018 · Treasury

Proceeds of Crime

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Financial Conduct Authority has the statutory power to prosecute offences under (a) Sections 327-329 and (b) Sections 330-332 of the Proceeds of Crime Act.

9 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of delays to the mobilization period for the new asylum accommodation and support services contracts in (a) the North East, (b) the Yorkshire and Humber a

9 Oct 2018 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the changes to the licenses of Houses of Multiple Occupation that took effect on 1 October 2018 on the practice of enforced room sharing as permitted under

13 Sep 2018 · Department for Transport

Parking: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons pavement parking is permitted outside London; and if he will make a statement.

Source: official written-questions record.