Written questions

1,329 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the comments on imposing a complete siege on Gaza by Israeli Defence Minister on 9 October 2023.

8 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to comply with its duties under Articles I and VIII of the Genocide Convention in the context of the war in Gaza.

8 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department plans to (a) support the request for preventative measures and (b) otherwise participate in the case against Israel at the international court of justice br

8 Jan 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on Israel's obligations under the Genocide Convention including the duties in relation to incitement in the cont

12 Jul 2023 · Department for Transport

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the potential closure of train station ticket offices in Middlesbrough on the (a) safety and (b) accessibility of passenger rail travel in the North East

24 May 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Tees Valley Combined Authority: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the terms of reference of the panel to be appointed to review the Tees Valley Combined Authority's oversight of the South Tees Development Corporation and Teeswork

24 May 2023 · Prime Minister

Dehenna Davison

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will seek the advice of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests on the conduct of the honourable Member for Bishop Auckland.

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shellfish: River Tees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on 16 December 2021, whether she has had recent discussions with the Crustacean

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution: River Tees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on 16 December 2021, whether the (a) Marine Management Organisation and (b) Env

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution: River Tees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 13 of the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on 16 December 2021, whether she has had recent discussions wit

8 Mar 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Pollution: River Tees

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 13 of the report by the Chief Executive of the South Tees Development Corporation, published on 16 December 2021, if she will make an assessment of the pote

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Renewable Energy: Exclusive Economic Zone

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to review the application of employment law to renewable energy installations within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone for seafarers working out of UK ports.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the memorandum of understanding that his Department agreed with the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry on 21 February 2023.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve seafarer (a) pay and (b) employment conditions on vessels which provide regular shipping services from UK (i) ports and (ii) Freeports but fall out of scope of the measures in

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with maritime trade unions on the employment conditions of (a) non-European and (b) European seafarers on MS Finnpulp.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Teesport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the number of seafarer jobs that were supported by each shipping activity in Teesport in each year since 2015.

27 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Shipping: Freight

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of demand for shipping services from Teesport to Zeebrugge in the logistics sector.

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the newly announced Major Conditions Strategy will contain any new targets relating to cancer.

8 Feb 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he will take to prioritise (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) the other less survivable cancers in the Major Conditions Strategy, due to be published later this year.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Spinal Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people living with a spinal cord injury in England.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of allowing disabled people who directly employ their own care workers to sponsor care wor

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which NHS Trusts have a formal written policy on (a) digital rectal examination, (b) digital rectal stimulation and (c) the digital removal of faeces for patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that sufficient NHS staff are trained to provide (a) transanal irrigation, (b) digital rectal stimulation and (c) the digital removal of faeces for inp

6 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Investment Income: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the taxation of dividend payments made by businesses authorised to operate in a Freeport.

6 Dec 2022 · Treasury

Teesside Freeport: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for (a) enhanced capital allowances, (b) Stamp Duty Land Tax relief and (c) employer National Insurance contributions relief that were processed in the tax sit

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will list the legal entities that own each Freeport site in England.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freeports: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many jobs have been created in each Freeport site in England; and what estimate his Department has made of how many jobs will have been created at each such site by 2024-25.

6 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which contractors operate the customs cites in each Freeport in England.

24 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Diamorphine: Middlesbrough

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on patients of the closure of the Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) clinic in Middlesbrough given that Project ADDER, in part, covers enhanced treatment an

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

PD Ports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities published on 31 May 2022, (a) what recent discussions his Department has

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