Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: North West Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) covid-19 catch-up premium and (b) National Tutoring Programme funding has been allocated to schools in North West Durham constituency.

30 Oct 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Controlled Burning

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to (a) review and (b) amend the regulations on the burning of heather and protected blanket bog.

30 Oct 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when asymptomatic testing for covid-19 will be rolled out for domiciliary care workers in England.

20 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: North West Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding schools in North West Durham constituency have received as part of the (a) National Tutoring Programme and (b) universal catch-up premium for schools.

15 Oct 2020 · Department for Education

Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how long the age at which students have been able to obtain public funding for their first Level 3 qualification has been capped at 23.

15 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish (a) a template service personnel payslip and (b) an example payslip for a soldier at the rank of private with three years' service.

29 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people aged (a) over 18 and (b) over 23 who do not have a level 3 qualification, by (i) local authority and (ii) Parliamentary constituency.

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of positive covid-19 test results are (a) false positive and (b) false negative.

29 Sep 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coronavirus: North of England

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in (a) North East England, (b) County Durham local authority area and (c) North West Durham have (i) died as a result of covid-19 and (ii) died as a resul

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) County Durham local authority area, (b) North West Durham parliamentary constituency and (c) North East England have (i) been tested for, (ii) tested positive for and (iii) b

29 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of delays to the expansion of gambling addiction as a result of the covid-19 outbreak on the number of people (a) seeking help from the NHS where a

28 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inquests there have been where (a) Article 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 has been engaged, (b) Article 2 of that Act was engaged in relation to gambling-related harm and (c) gambling-related harm was a

28 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provisions of the Gambling Act 2005 on (a) levels of gambling-related harm and (b) rates of gambling-related suicide.

23 Sep 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the £20 uplift to universal credit in response to covid-19 outbreak.

23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Nuclear Submarines: Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the viability of maintaining the continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent with a (a) three and (b) four submarine nuclear weapons fleet.

23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Main Battle Tanks his Department has; and how many of those tanks are fully operational.

23 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Marriage: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans the Government has to extend the marriage licence during the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Supply Teachers: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is providing additional (a) financial and (b) other support to supply teachers who have been adversely affected by the closure of schools as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he received a proposal, as part of the response to the initial request of seven North East Councils for further local restrictions due to the covid-19 outbreak, that included ensuring infor

22 Sep 2020 · Cabinet Office

Coal: Exports and Imports

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the net effect of import and export of UK coal on the balance of payments in (a) each of the last five years (b) annually with individual c

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Coal: Mining

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much and what proportion of coal in thousands of tonnes used in British industry in each of the last five years was mined in (a) the UK, (b) Russia and (c) Columbia.

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Coronavirus: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the total amount of additional financial support provided through (a) each local authority tier, (b) the local fire and rescue service and (c) the

22 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance the Government provides to local authorities on planning permission rules for roof terraces on buildings on flood plains.

22 Sep 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care

Gambling: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on increasing NHS support for people with gambling addiction.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dairy Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to further support value add to food manufacturing for dairy products.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government provides to local authorities required to provide support for children who live in their authority but attend school in a different local authority.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending support grants for the (a) dairy industry and (b) agricultural sector as the covid-19 outbreak continues.

22 Sep 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: Video Games

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing greater restrictions on loot boxes in video games.

21 Sep 2020 · Department for Education

Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funds he is making available for (a) schools, (b) childcare facilities and (c) universities for deep cleaning after cases of covid-19.

21 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Boxer Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the castings (a) in the initial production and (b) for replacement parts of the new Boxer will be made in the UK.

Source: official written-questions record.