Written questions

Ian Lavery

902 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Jul 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the educational attainment gap in (a) Wansbeck and (b) other local education authorities when compared with higher educational attainment in London.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Homes: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that care homes are fully prepared for a potential second wave of covid-19 in autumn 2020.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that frontline workers are tested regularly for covid-19.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding is ringfenced for local authorities to meet the demand for mental health support.

16 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional mental health support has been provided during the covid-19 outbreak; and what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have accessed that support.

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department takes to ensure that landlords are obligated to carry out essential maintenance on private rented property in a timely manner.

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce longer minimum rental contracts to provide renters with more financial stability.

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will prioritise the building of additional homes and additional homes that people on low incomes can afford to rent.

16 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he is putting in place to ensure that there is no increase in homelessness as a result of the reintroduction of late rent evictions.

30 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Eastern Europe: LGBT+ People

What diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help provide protection and support for LGBT+ communities in eastern Europe.

29 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the median wage is of people in receipt of Government support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, by Parliamentary constituency.

18 Jun 2020 · Treasury

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who had wages paid using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme have been made redundant, to date.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses that are in receipt of grant funding under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme that have made employees redundant to date.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in receipt of grant funding under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme that are consulting their workforces on redundancy.

18 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of employees that are furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme that are being consulted on redundancy.

9 Jun 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Coronavirus

What support the Government is providing to the prison estate during the covid-19 outbreak.

8 Jun 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to respond to Question 48435, asked by the hon. Member for Wansbeck on 18 May 2020.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Public Houses and Social Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many pubs and social clubs were operating in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East, (d) Northumberland and (e) Wansbeck on 20 March 2020.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Locusts: Africa and South Asia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent locust swarms in Africa and South Asia on the supply of imported food into the UK.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Africa and South Asia: Locusts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of recent locust swarms in Africa and South Asia on those regions' ability to respond to the covid-19 pandemic.

3 Jun 2020 · Department for International Development

Africa and South Asia: Locusts

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of recent locust swarms in Africa and South Asia on food security in those regions.

1 Jun 2020 · Cabinet Office

Press: Expenditure

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) provide details of each (i) article and (ii) advertorial that has been sponsored by (A) the Government and (B) other bodies using public money in any paper and digital news platform and (b) publis