Ian Lavery

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to ensure that the trees lost as a result of Storm Arwen are replaced.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the extent of damage to forest and wooded areas as a result of Storm Arwen in (a) Wansbeck, (b) Northumberland and (c) the North East.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Ofsted: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to suspend Ofsted inspections in schools to minimise disruption during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has been made of the potential merits of suspending SATs in May 2022 for Year 6 pupils due to continuing high absence rates and ongoing disruption in schools due to the outbreak of covid-19.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers working in schools in Wansbeck constituency have been confirmed with covid-19 since September 2021.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Pupils: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children and young people in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have been confirmed with covid-19 in Wansbeck constituency since September 2021.

6 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many air purifiers are currently installed in school classrooms in the Wansbeck constituency; and how many air purifiers are planned to be fitted in school classrooms in that constituency and by what date.

9 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle delays to applications for the EU Settlement Scheme.

9 Nov 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle delays to (a) interviews and (b) asylum decisions for asylum seekers processed by her Department.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Renewable Energy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of net negative generator payments on the Contracts for Difference Scheme.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of people waiting for personal independence payment claims to be processed.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Capability Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to address the backlog of people waiting for work capability assessments.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been affected by the recent administrative delays in receiving their state pensions since turning 66.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve customer service to help elderly people contacting her Department regarding the time taken to receive their state pension payments.

15 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken for people turning 66 to receive the first payment of their state pension.

25 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office

Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the chair of the Infected Blood compensation framework has been given budget boundaries for that framework.

10 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Food: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices in the food production and processing sector.

8 Jun 2021 · Treasury

Tax Avoidance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are subject to the Loan Charge as at 8 June 2021.

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Evictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to provide additional support to tenants facing eviction following the end of the ban on bailiff-forced evictions came to an end on 31 May 2021.

4 Jun 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rents: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate is Department has made of the number of people in Wansbeck in rent arrears after the end of the ban on bailiff-forced evictions on 31 May 2021.

21 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the level of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Wansbeck.

21 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the £20 uplift in universal credit on levels of child poverty in (a) England and (b) Wansbeck.

20 May 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Arrests

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports by human rights organisations in Colombia of arbitrary arrests during national strike protests whi

13 May 2021 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the average number of years of experience of serving prison officers.

19 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Columbia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart on urgently implementing agreements signed by the Colombian Government with communities in Buenaventura as recomm

19 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Colombia: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has been made of the implications for his policies of calls by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia for urgent action in response to high

13 Apr 2021 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will extend the date on driving theory tests due to expire in 2021.

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will introduce a full bereavement pension for people affected by the contaminated blood scandal in England.

15 Mar 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether additional mental health support is being made available to people affected by the contaminated blood scandal.

15 Mar 2021 · Cabinet Office

Blood: Contamination

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure victims and their families involved in the contaminated blood scandal are able to access the necessary legal support require