Written questions
648 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what retention period his Department has adopted in relation to rejected applications from potential hosts under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
1 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what process potential hosts rejected from the Homes for Ukraine scheme must follow to challenge the decision relating to their suitability to house Ukrainian refugees.
1 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information retention policy his Department has adopted in relation to rejected applications to host Ukrainian refugees as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
1 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has implemented a process to allow people whose application to be a host through the Homes for Ukraine Scheme was rejected to receive details for the reasons f
29 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice
Probate: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help tackle the backlogs in the probate service.
29 Nov 2022 · Department for Education
Kinship Care: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on kinship carers.
29 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of spousal visa applicants who paid for a priority service received a decision within the priority timescale in the latest period for which data is available.
29 Nov 2022 · Home Office
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help tackle the backlog of spousal visa applications.
18 Nov 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Prices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to help ensure any fall in wholesale energy costs are passed onto domestic consumers promptly.
3 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Homes: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of care homes were rated as good by the Care Quality Commission in City of Durham constituency as of 1 November 2022.
3 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Eating Disorders: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support young people with eating disorders in City of Durham constituency.
3 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Private Rented Housing: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to ensure properties in the private student rental sector meet a habitable standard.
3 Nov 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rented Housing: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of trends in the number of University students on the (a) price and (b) availability of rental properties (i) in Durham and (ii)
2 Nov 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Niche reports on the deaths of three teenage girls in the care of Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust published on 2 November 2022, what assessment his Department
24 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Gluten-free Foods: Prices
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of rising prices of gluten-free products on people with coeliac disease.
24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Vaccination: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the number of vaccine centres in City of Durham constituency.
24 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independence Payment reassessment claims.
24 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Social Services: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of social care capacity in City of Durham constituency.
21 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Food: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of permanently reducing the rate of VAT for (a) food and (b) beverages on (i) pubs and (ii) the wider hospitality industry in City of Durham constituency.
21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Podiatry: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of (a) podiatry vacancy rates in the NHS in City of Durham constituency and (b) the impact these vacancies will have on patient treatment for diabetic foot complication
21 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact that the total amount deducted from Universal Credit is having on families living in poverty in City of Durham constituency.
21 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in City of Durham constituency.
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the level of child poverty in City of Durham constituency.
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Poverty: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the level of child poverty in City of Durham constituency.
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landfill: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made on the potential effect of (a) operating and (b) defunct landfill sites on health outcomes for residents who live within a one kilometre
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rents: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the rise in rental costs on the finances of student households.
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Students: Energy Bills Rebate
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Energy Bills Support Scheme on students who pay their energy bills through a third party.
18 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: City of Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that every child in the City of Durham constituency has access to an NHS dentist.
18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Students: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the rise in price of energy bills on the finances of student households.
18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Students: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department provides to PHD students who require financial assistance with childcare.
Source: official written-questions record.