Written questions

902 written questions tabled, most recent first.

29 Jun 2018 · Home Office

Home Office: Email and Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the (a) £1.37 per minute charge for the public helpline and (b) £5.38 charge for email correspondence.

29 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken is to resolve a disputed case with the Child Maintenance Service in the most recent period for which figures are available.

29 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is provided to staff of the Child Maintenance Service on legislation applicable to their area of responsibility.

29 Jun 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Maintenance claims are currently in dispute.

27 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Import Duties: Western Sahara

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 21 December 2016 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Polisario vs Council, whether imports from Western Sahara are subject to the preferential tariffs under the EU's trade ag

27 Jun 2018 · Treasury

Imports: Western Sahara

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 21 December 2016 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Polisario v Council, whether all products from Western Sahara entering the UK under the ISO code EH are classed as Morocc

4 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of women in (a) Wansbeck Constituency, (b) Northumberland County and (c) the North East who might have been affected by the breast cancer screening error.

1 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to reduce waiting times for access to mental health services in the North East.

1 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated from the public purse for youth mental health services in Northumberland in 2018-19; and whether there are plans for an increase to that funding in future years.

1 May 2018 · Cabinet Office

Suicide: Children

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the suicide rates are for people under the age of 18 in the (a) North East and (b) UK.

1 May 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many young people under the age of 18 were referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the North East in each year since 2010.

13 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

Northumberland Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made by the Government on the proposed re-opening of the Ashington, Tyne and Blyth train line in Northumberland.

13 Apr 2018 · Department for Transport

A1: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timetable is for work commencing on the proposed duelling of the A1 road between Morpeth and Ellingham in Northumberland.

15 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average cost has been for the development of neighbourhood plans by town and parish councils in each of the last three years.

15 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average cost is of developing a local plan for a county council.

15 Mar 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many core planning strategy documents have been withdrawn by local authorities in each of the last eight years.

5 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Police Custody: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help police to support people with Parkinson's disease who are held in custody.

5 Mar 2018 · Home Office

Police Custody: Parkinson's Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people with Parkinson's disease who were held in custody by police forces in 2017.

5 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help prison staff support prisoners with Parkinson's disease.

5 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people with Parkinson's in prison have access to (a) a specialist Parkinson's nurse or (b) a consultant.

5 Mar 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parkinson's Disease: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners with Parkinson's disease in 2017.

28 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Police: Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending police pensions to life-long payments in the event of an officer's death.

10 Jan 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for her Department to close a case when a Child Maintenance Service order expires; and what targets are in place for such cases to be closed.

10 Jan 2018 · Home Office

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to refund visa applicants who have paid for the online Premier Service and have not had their application processed within the quoted time-frame.

5 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Wansbeck

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of families in Wansbeck constituency who would be entitled to free school meals under the pre-universal infant free school meals system.

5 Jan 2018 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Sanitary Products: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether there is a minimum limit above which charitable organisations must bid in applying for funding from the tampon tax fund.

21 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time has been for a patient to receive mental health support after being referred by their GP in the most recent period for which figures are available; what targets are in place for such

21 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Suicide: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the follow-up process is for a patient admitted to hospital for attempted suicide.

21 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the total healthcare budget that is spent on mental health provision.

19 Dec 2017 · Home Office

British Nationality: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's current target is for the length of time for it to complete an application for citizenship; and what the current average waiting time is for an application for citizenship.

Source: official written-questions record.