Written questions
988 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ammunition: Factories
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review published on 2 June 2025, when an announcement will be made of the sites of the six new munitions factories.
15 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of VAT on incentives to refurbish void properties in the social housing sector.
15 Sep 2025 · Treasury
Social Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of zero-rating VAT on the refurbishment of social housing.
15 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Tyne and Wear
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 73856 on Long Covid: Health Services, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to long Covid care for people in (a) Newcastle upo
15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Norway: Type 26 Frigates
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the decision of Norway to purchase five Type 26 frigates from BAE Systems on businesses in the North East.
15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Ammunition: Factories
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review published on 2 June 2025, whether his Department has considered establishing one of the new munitions factories in the North East.
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Risk Management
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including guidance on the role of internal audit in providing independent assurance on telecommunications security risks, i
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Risk Management
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of governance arrangements for broadband providers regulated by Ofcom, in the context of the open letter from the Chartered Institute of Int
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Risk Management
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will support Ofcom in developing best practice guidance for telecoms companies on (a) board leadership, (b) governance and (c) the role of internal audit in managing cyber and da
11 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Telecommunications: Risk Management
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of major broadband providers not having internal audit functions on (a) risk management and (b) cybersecurity governance .
2 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Ground Rent: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the affordability of ground rents in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
ME/CFS: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2025 to Question 62460 on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services, whether a date has been set for the showcase event for post-acute infection conditions.
1 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure equitable (a) access to long covid services, (b) care outcomes and (c) patient experience for people with long covid.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Tyne and Wear
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of how many and what proportion of people waited less than 6 weeks for their first treatment for talking therapies in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) North Tyneside in M
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 Year Health Plan on victims of (a) modern slavery and (b) human trafficking.
29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10 Year Health Plan on people experiencing multiple forms of (a) social and (b) economic exclusion.
22 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
World War I and World War II: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2025 to Question 57634 on World War I and World War II: Women, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to sponsor a memorial for munitions workers in both worl
14 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the airstrike on Palestinians at a water distribution point at al-Nuseirat refugee camp on 13 Ju
9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to consult charities on SEND reform.
7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of first-time applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy that were successful in (a) 2024 and (b) the first six months of 2025.
7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications were made to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in (a) 2024 and (b) the first six months of 2025.
7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence
Afghanistan: Resettlement
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of rejected applications to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy that were judged eligible on review in (a) 2024 and (b) the first six months of 2025.
2 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the F-35 programme partner nations on Israel’s (a) compliance with international humanitarian law and (b) use of F
24 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Question 53853, tabled by the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend on 21 May 2025.
24 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Golan Heights: Israel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend of 14 January 2025, Official Report, column
19 Jun 2025 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of funding in the higher education sector on the performance of British universities in the QS World University Rankings 2026, published on 19 June
16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department considered the legal opinion by Tom Cross KC and Ruth Kennedy entitled In the Matter of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, published on 28 April 2025, during the d
16 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Sewage: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the (a) number and (b) duration of sewage discharges into waterways in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase access to sport for children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
12 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Sports: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase access to sport for children from low income households.
Source: official written-questions record.