Written questions

3,708 written questions tabled, most recent first.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Transport

A68

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will follow the recommendation of the Transport for the North and include the A68 in the major route network.

3 Feb 2020 · Department for Education

Schools: Uniforms

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has (a) in place and (b) to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that school uniform costs are minimised.

3 Feb 2020 · Treasury

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to provide further support to mortgage prisoners.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the (a) value for money of the Pause programme (b) potential merits of introducing (i) that scheme and (ii) similar programmes nationwide.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprenticeship starts there have been at level (a) 2 and (b) 3 and above in each year since 2009.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Literacy: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in schools in North West Durham passed the phonics screening check (a) when it was introduced and (b) in the latest period for which figures are available.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment: North West Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people were (a) economically active, (b) (i) students, (ii) living with a long-term illness and (iii) in each other economically inactive category, (c) economically activ

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Lotteries

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the Government plans to respond to the consultation on minimum ages for National Lottery games; and whether he plans to include in that response proposals relating to (a)

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Betting: Television

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a £2 maximum stake on fixed odds betting on (a) late-night roulette on television and (b) similar television gambl

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Betting: Internet

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a £2 maximum stake on fixed odds betting games online.

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

Railways: Consett

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department received representations from (a) Durham county council and (b) the previous Member for North West Durham on re-opening a rail link to Consett between the end of April 2017 and 14 Novembe

23 Jan 2020 · Department for Education

Pupils: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) recyclable and (b) reusable sanitary products have been included in the scheme to make free sanitary products available in schools.

23 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Motorhomes: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations were made to his Department by the former hon. Member for North West Durham in advance of the application of the new rates of Vehicle Excise Duty on motorhomes on 1 September 2019.

23 Jan 2020 · Treasury

Motorhomes: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on sales of new motorhomes in each month since 1 September 2019; what the projected figure was for (a) each of those months and (b) 2019-20; and what a

20 Jan 2020 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Weedkillers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her plans are for the future use of the Roundup 360 herbicide in the UK.

10 Jan 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Future High Streets Fund: North West Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received from (a) representatives of Durham County Council and (b) the hon. Member for North West Durham on including towns and villages in North West

10 Jan 2020 · Department for Transport

A68: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) plans are in place and (b) the timescale is for improvements to the A68 in County Durham, Teesside and Northumberland.

10 Jan 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Electricity

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support is available to commercial businesses not currently on the electricity grid to gain access to it.

Source: official written-questions record.