Ian Lavery

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created in the offshore wind industry and its supply chain in (a) the North East, (b) England and (c) the UK in

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Wind Power: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that offshore oil and gas workers in north east England made redundant during the covid-19 outbreak are offered support to re-train for work in t

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Offshore Industry: North Sea

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the North Sea Transition deal; and if he will make a statement.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will produce an action plan for increasing the uptake of Pension Credit.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to implement innovative technological solutions to increase the uptake of Pension Credit.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to develop new awareness raising campaigns to boost Pension Credit uptake.

16 Nov 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will assess the potential merits of introducing time-bound targets for increasing Pension Credit uptake.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has provided additional funding to schools to meet the costs of additional supply teachers to cover teachers who are self-isolating during the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of schools that requested supply teacher cover since 1 September 2020.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the mental wellbeing of school staff; and whether his Department has plans to support the mental health and well being of those staff.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding schools in Wansbeck constituency have received for additional personal protective equipment and extra cleaning costs since the start of the covid-19 outbreak, by school.

8 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Schools: Ambulance Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ambulances have attended schools in Wansbeck constituency since their reopening in September 2020.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Wansbeck

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the ongoing needs of SEND pupils are being met in Wansbeck constituency.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Assessments: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) stakeholders on cancelling examinations for (a) SATS, (b) GCSEs and (c) A Levels in the 2020-21 academic year.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Class Sizes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on class sizes of school staff absence as a result of covid-19.

8 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many covid-19 tests have been given to each school in Wansbeck constituency; how many have been used; and how many have been replaced.

8 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Children: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops, iPads and 4G routers were provided to children in Wansbeck constituency (a) in total and (b) by school.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional resources she will make available to help manage the backlog of industrial injuries disablement benefit cases; and how her Department will prioritise the outstanding cases.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to process suspended Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit cases.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestosis and Diffuse Pleural Thickening

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many assessments for industrial injuries disabled benefits have been suspended due to the covid-19 outbreak in respect of (a) asbestosis and (b) diffuse pleural thickening.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent staff members of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) team are dealing with asbestos related IIDB cases.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent staff members of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) team have been dealing with asbestos related IIDB cases only, during the covid-19 outbreak.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent staff members of the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit team have been redeployed to other benefits teams during the covid-19 outbreak.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of full time equivalent staff were working in the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit team in January 2020.

7 Oct 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit: Asbestosis and Diffuse Pleural Thickening

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many industrial injuries disablement benefit applications have been received for (a) asbestosis, (b) diffuse pleural thickening since January 2020.

25 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to increase funding for (a) children’s centres, (b) youth workers and (c) other early intervention services during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to support the childcare sector to ensure that parents can access the childcare that they need during the covid-19 outbreak.

25 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to allow grandparents to be included in a support bubble to help working parents.

25 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Employment: Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing work hubs in towns to (a) support remote working and (b) increase opportunity when people apply for work.

25 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Swimming: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of ensuring that swimming lessons are free of charge for children whose families are in receipt of universal credit.