Written questions
988 written questions tabled, most recent first.
10 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Music Venues: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support grassroots music venues in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
10 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse in the Crime and Policing Bill on dissuading offenders unknown to the police from comin
10 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed mandatory duty to report child sexual abuse in the Crime and Policing Bill on levels of trauma in children who are not (a) ready an
10 Jun 2025 · Home Office
Offences against Children: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed mandatory duty on the part of (a) therapists and (b) other mental health professionals to report child sexual abuse in the Crime an
10 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56774 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what diplomatic steps he is taking to call for an (a) immediate and (b) independent investi
9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Disability and Terminal Illnesses: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to engage with (a) disabled and (b) terminally ill children on the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on (i) their lives and (ii) sense of valu
9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Terminal Illnesses: Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on his Department’s suicide prevention strategy.
9 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Royal College of Psychiatrists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings he has had with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to discuss the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill since 11 November 2024.
5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
World War I and World War II: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of sponsoring a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum to the Canary Girls munitions factory workers in the (a) First and (b) Second Worl
5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
World War I and World War II: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to commemorate the contribution of Canary Girls munitions factory workers in the (a) First and (b) Second World War.
5 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence
World War I and World War II: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department formally recognises the contribution of Canary Girls munitions factory workers in the (a) First and (b) Second World War.
3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
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 reports of the killing of Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Rafah.
30 May 2025 · Department for Education
School Teachers' Review Body: Maternity Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her oral contribution in response to the question from the hon. Member for Bath of 9 December 2024, Official Report, column 651, what recent discussions her Department has had with the School
30 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Electronic Cigarettes
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the ban on single-use vapes coming into force on 1 June 2025, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) smokers and (b) ex-smokers are aware of the need to switch to reusable v
22 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Desalination
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the operation of desalination plants in Gaza.
21 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the provision of education, health and care plans to children in mainstream schools on the number of applications made to specialist schools.
21 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the merits of Education, Health and Care Plans on (a) academic attainment and (b) mental health in mainstream schools.
21 May 2025 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to review the (a) process for agreeing and (b) number of Education, Health and Care Plans issued for children with SEND.
19 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department's publication entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published in March 2025, what recent assessment she has made
19 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Civil Society: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to provide funding to the (a) voluntary, (b) community and (c) social enterprise sector in (i) the North East and (ii) Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend consti
19 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Civil Society: Employers' Contributions
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund to support (a) voluntary, (b) community and (c) social enterprise sector organisations to offset increases to Nat
19 May 2025 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Newcastle Upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by The Sutton Trust entitled The Opportunity Index, published in May 2025, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of free school meal pupils who become 50th percentile
19 May 2025 · Department for Education
English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase GCSE attainment in (a) maths and (b) English for pupils with free school meals eligibility in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of NHS dentistry appointments in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of NHS dental capacity in Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
16 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of collecting data centrally on average waiting times for access to NHS dentistry.
15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Doctors: Unemployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of registered doctors are unemployed.
15 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care
Doctors
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase employment rates for doctors who have recently completed foundation training.
14 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice
Medomsley Detention Centre
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on its planned timetable to publish the report on its special investigation into Medomsley Detention Centre.
13 May 2025 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the affordability of electric vehicles for low-income households.
Source: official written-questions record.