Written questions
648 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2022 to Question 32578 on Pension Credit, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that (a) claims and (b) enquiries for Pension Credit are processed i
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time was for Pension Credit claims made on the Pension Credit Day of Action on 15 June 2022.
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time was for change in circumstance applications to existing Pension Credit claims in the latest month for which data is available.
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing time was for new Pension Credit claims made between 1 April 2022 and 13 July 2022.
12 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Homicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the Question from the hon. Member for City of Durham on 21 June 2022, Official Report, column 695, what assessment she has made of the adequac
5 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure policy convergence between risk factors for non-communicable diseases, including alcohol, smoking and obesity.
5 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made about the combined impact of different risk factors for non-communicable diseases, including alcohol, smoking and obesity together, on health disparities.
23 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
East Africa: Droughts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to her oral answer to the hon. Member for South Staffordshire on 21 June 2022, Official Report, column 706, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the £72 millio
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he will respond to the consultation on the Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill which closed on 7 June 2022.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Ports
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the maritime ports his Department classifies as nationally significant.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
P&O Ferries: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exercising the powers in the Harbours Act 1964 to issue Harbour Revision Orders in response to the actions against UK seafarers taken by P&O Ferries on 17
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Harbour Authorities: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are directly employed by Statutory Harbour Authorities in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Harbour Authorities
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many statutory harbour authorities in the UK are (a) private, (b) municipal or (c) trust ports.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Freeports
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will list the (a) private, (b) municipal and (c) trust ports that are within the Freeport zones in England announced by the Government in March 2021.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill will apply equally to (a) private, (b) municipal and (c) trust ports.
16 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Shipping: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill will apply equally to statutory harbour authorities (a) within and (b) outside maritime Freeports.
16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of NHS England North East and Yorkshire region on access to dentistry in County Durham.
16 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of NHS dentistry appointments in County Durham.
8 Jun 2022 · Home Office
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any women detained in Derwentside immigration removal centre have been given a notice of intent for planned removal to Rwanda.
8 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Buses: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to require all bus operators in England to report any vehicle fires to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
8 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Buses: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department maintains a central record of all bus fires in England.
8 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Buses: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of bus fires in England.
6 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fuels: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the price of petrol and diesel in County Durham.
6 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Fuels: County Durham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of disparity in prices for petrol and diesel across County Durham.
26 May 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
University Hospital of North Durham: Hospital Beds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of bed capacity at University Hospital North Durham in relation to the local population.
23 May 2022 · Home Office
Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women detained in Derwentside Immigration Removal Centre have been deported as of 23 May 2022.
23 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Wear: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Treasury on funding to reduce pollution in the river Wear.
23 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
River Wear: Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has had recent discussions with Durham County Council on funding to reduce pollution in the river Wear.
17 May 2022 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the policy proposal in the SEND Review to make mediation mandatory before allowing families to go to the SEND Tribunal, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that policy on th
11 May 2022 · Home Office
HM Passport Office: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with HM Passport Office on solutions to the current backlog of applications.
Source: official written-questions record.