Ian Lavery

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of franchising bus services for communities in the North East.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to research conducted by Friends of the Earth published on 28 November 2023, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the findings on changes to bus ser

13 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Child Arrangements Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the final report of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care, published in May 2022, what estimate her Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of the recommend

13 Oct 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people working in the social care sector.

6 Sep 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent the cancellation of court hearings at short notice.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of zero-hour contracts on the (a) health and (b) well-being of workers.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) young workers, (b) women and (c) workers not born in the UK that are subject to zero-hour contracts.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) businesses, (b) devolved administrations and (c) Trade Union Congress on methods to reduce the number of workers on zero-hour contracts.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) public bodies on the potential merits of changing procurement processes to reduce the use of zero-hour contracts in Scotland.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of people on zero hours contracts in (a) the North East and (b) the UK.

21 Jun 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Office for National Statistics report entitled EMP17: People in employment on zero hours contracts, published in May 2023, what assessment he has made of the implications for his

13 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nurses: Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many nurses currently work (a) permanent (b) bank and (c) permanent and bank work patterns.

13 Jun 2023 · Treasury

Retail Prices Index

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason is the Government abolishing the Retail Price Index by 2030.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional financial support to people who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are unable to work.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a recent equality impact assessment on the Personal Independence Payment in the context of the ethnicity of people who have been awarded that payment.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure employers make the right adjustments for disabled people.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increasing the state pension age on the financial situation of people approaching retirement age.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of housing benefit in the context of trends in the level of average rents.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rented Housing: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the quality of (a) social and (b) private rented housing in Northumberland.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing and Rehabilitation: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of charities commissioned by local authorities to provide (a) housing support and (b) rehabilitation services.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Housing and Rehabilitation: Charities

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department makes assessments of the effectiveness of charities commissioned by local authorities to provide (a) housing support and (b) rehabilitation services.

13 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Rented Housing: Northumberland

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to help improve the quality of (a) social and (b) private rented housing in Northumberland.

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

School Teachers' Review Body

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects the School Teachers Review Body 2023 report to be published.

12 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps he has taken to help people living in supported housing; and whether his Department monitors how councils commission housing providers.

8 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had recent discussions with groups representing parents and guardians on schools requiring the purchase of uniforms directly from schools without the option of using retail providers.

7 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Asylum: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prioritise applications for asylum and (b) reduce waiting times for those applications.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuels: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of potential trends in the cost of (a) petrol and (b) diesel in the next 12 months.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) availability of charging infrastructure to help the public transition to electric vehicles.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the public's access to public transport; and what steps he plans to take to improve that access and reduce the effect of travel on climate change.

7 Jun 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Beef: Australia

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the impact on the environment of the (a) production and (b) sale of beef resulting from the Australia-UK free trade agreement.