Written questions

648 written questions tabled, most recent first.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help support students in full-time higher education with increased private rental costs.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Students: Cost of Living

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help support students in full-time higher education with the rising cost of living.

18 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Visually Impaired

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of uprating benefits for blind and partially sighted people before April 2023 in the context of the rising cost of living.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: City of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase the availability of face-to-face GP appointments in the City of Durham constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: City of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has provided additional (a) financial and (b) other support to help tackle (i) patient backlogs and (ii) increased workloads in GP surgeries in the City of Durham constituenc

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Breast Cancer: City of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in the City of Durham constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: City of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to mental health services in the City of Durham constituency.

17 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to service personnel for the transport and accommodation costs incurred as a result of internal assignment orders.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of Section 21 eviction notices on trends in the level of private rent prices in (a) City of Durham constituency and (b

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Evictions: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment his Department have has made of the potential impact of Section 21 Eviction notices on social housing waiting lists in (a) City of Durham constituency and (b) County

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of safeguarding in early years setting of removing staff to child ratios.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of equalising standing charges in the UK to assist with tackling regional disparities in the cost of energy bills.

13 Oct 2022 · Department for Education

Renewable Energy: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce specific funding to support schools with installing renewable electricity generation schemes on their estate.

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps the Government is taking to increase the supply of new social housing units.

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Social Rented Housing: City of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment the Government has made of the availability of social housing in the City of Durham constituency.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the availability of NHS dentistry in (a) City of Durham constituency and (b) County Durham.

12 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department are taking to increase the number of dentists accepting NHS Patients in County Durham.

12 Oct 2022 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to assist Ukrainian refugees without an international passport who wish to return to Ukraine.

12 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Local Government: County Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on the Government's progress in agreeing a devolved County Deal with Durham County Council.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Durham County Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Durham County Council on its projected budgetary deficit.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to offer reassessments for PIP claimants whose conditions have worsened since their last assessment.

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Inflation: City of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of rising inflation rates on the level of (a) overall poverty, (b) child poverty and (c) in work poverty for families and individuals receiving Universal Credi

11 Oct 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Carer's Allowance: State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility of carers allowance to those who are in receipt of the state pension but also act as a carer.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Leasehold

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when the Government will present the second stage of its proposed leasehold reforms.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Bus Service Improvement Plan funding will be delivered to Transport North East.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Price Guarantee

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department will extend the energy price cap to include (a) LPG, (b) heating oil and (c) solid fuel.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to extend financial support to assist with the rising cost of energy to households reliant on off grid heating.

10 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Heating: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative affordability of heating in winter 2022 for (a) on grid and (b) off grid households.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Rebate: Travellers

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2022 to Question 18990 on Energy Bills Rebate, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that Gypsies, Travellers and other nomadic households wi

2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Low Income Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government's extra payments to help with the cost of living such as the Energy Bills Support Scheme will be calculated as part of an applicant's income for the NHS Low Income Support Sc

Source: official written-questions record.