Written questions
290 written questions tabled, most recent first.
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help tackle NHS workforce shortages.
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Breast Cancer: Jarrow
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 Jarrow constituency.
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Dental Services: Jarrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Jarrow constituency.
17 Oct 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Jarrow
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 Jarrow constituency.
12 Jul 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Homicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that a recent attack by armed groups in the Colombian village of Puerto Guzmán, Putumayo killed t
6 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Jarrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of children and young people waiting to access children and mental health services in the Jarrow constituency.
6 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people waiting to be assessed for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in the NHS Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust area.
6 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
ADHD: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting list for an assessment for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in the NHS Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust area.
6 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many inpatients for mental health services had to be moved outside of the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust area in the last (a) 6 months, (b) 12 months and (c) 5 year
6 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made to the number of acute psychiatric beds in the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
6 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the Government has allocated to mental health services in the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust compared to all other regions in each of the last 5 years.
28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to undertake an assessment of the impact of changes to the Nursery Milk Scheme’s proposed claims process on the uptake of milk by eligible children.
28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned changes to the Nursery Milk Scheme claims process from 1 August 2022, what discussions his Department had with (a) milk suppliers and (b) education settings before ann
28 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the planned changes to the claims process for the Nursery Milk Scheme from 1 August 2022, what assessment his Department has made of the administrative impact on education setting
26 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dredging: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made on the potential merits of revising the action levels for the disposal of dredged material; and when a decision will be made on the outcome.
26 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dredging: Port of Tyne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the Proposed Changes in Cefas Action Levels for Sea Disposal of Dredged Sediment, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of evidence
26 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dredging: Port of Tyne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of evidence from the Port of Tyne’s Response to Proposed Changes in CEFAS Action Levels for Sea Disposal of Dred
20 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dredging: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to provide support to businesses affected by potential changes in CEFAS Action Levels for Sea Disposal of Dredged Sediment.
20 May 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pollution Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing Local Action Levels for specific areas such as the River Tyne in the context of naturally occurring co
13 May 2022 · Department for Education
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the affordability of subsidised milk under the School Milk Subsidy Scheme in the context of the increasing cost of living; and what steps the Government is
19 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health: Females
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in women's health.
14 Apr 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK asylum applications are currently outstanding; and what is the average time taken to process an application.
14 Apr 2022 · Home Office
Asylum: Interviews
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have waited (a) over three months, (b) over six months, (c) over one year and (d) over two years for an interview after submitting an application.
14 Apr 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Dysphoria: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the interim report of the Cass Review, if the Government will adopt the interim advice of reforming the approach to providing gender identity services for children and young peopl
31 Mar 2022 · Home Office
Immigration Removal Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2022 to Question 137441, how many people were detained between 13 January and 9 March 2022 at (a) Brook House, (b) Tinsley House, (c) Yarl's Wood, (d) Dungavel, (e)
29 Mar 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People Independent Review
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the interim report of the Cass Review, published in February 2022, if the Government will adopt the advice set out in that report on reforming the approach to providing gender ide
28 Mar 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Welfare Assistance Schemes: Jarrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made on the adequacy of local welfare assistance schemes in Jarrow constituency.
25 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Jarrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who owns the building which accommodates the DVSA South Shields Driving Test Centre on the Bede Industrial Estate in Jarrow.
25 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Jarrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much income from driving tests the DVSA South Shields Test Centre has received in each of the last five years.
25 Mar 2022 · Department for Transport
Driving Tests: Jarrow
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the expired leases for (a) ground and (b) building at South Shields Driving Test Centre in the Jarrow constituency over the last 10 years.
Source: official written-questions record.