Mr Jonathan Brash

24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the current VAT arrangements for further education colleges.

20 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on economic growth in the North East generated by the creative industries following the BBC’s recent announcement of a cut of £500m in its bud

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report on changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential (a) economic a

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using some of the additional £1 billion per year allocated for tailored employment support for Disabled people on out of work benefit

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Access to Work programme has adequate resources to meet projected demand.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper of 2024, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of increased levels of demand for the Access to Work programme as a result

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a long-term strategy for improving driver welfare facilities.

24 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the haulage sector on the safety of drivers using overnight facilities.

12 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Parents: Advisory Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department will provide an update on the timeline of the Online Parenting Interventions project.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in the level of the dispersal of homeless families from local authorities in the

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Music and Dance Scheme on (a) trends in the level of regional economic growth and (b) contributing to the Creative Industries Sector Plan.

24 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Music and Dance Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the costs and benefits of the Music and Dance Scheme.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy: Hartlepool

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of clean energy industries on the economy of Hartlepool.

10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ammunition: Factories

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered sites in the Northeast of England for the location of the six new munitions factories.

17 Jul 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Children’s Commissioners survey on school phone policies, published on 10 April 2025; what assessment he has made of the potential merits (a) of the recommendation

9 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Independent Schools Inspectorate: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides funding to (a) the independent schools inspectorate and (b) cover the cost of inspections undertaken by the inspectorate.

23 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Tennis: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) tennis and (b) padel will have access to Government funding for (i) new and (ii) upgraded grassroots sport facilities.

10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Domestic Waste: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) other (i) aseptic and (ii) chilled liquid cartons are included in the core set of recyclable waste streams required to be collected from all househo

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Hartlepool

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP recipients are in employment in Hartlepool.

4 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British suppliers are used for major energy infrastructure projects.

16 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps with the youth homelessness sector to add a youth-specific section to the Homelessness Code of Guidance as part of the cross-government homelessness strate

21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the potential value to the economy of the export of Advanced Level (A-level) qualifications overseas.

6 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Hartlepool

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in Hartlepool.

6 Nov 2024 · Women and Equalities

Period Poverty

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle period poverty.

10 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Hartlepool

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the contribution of youth services to the wellbeing of young people in Hartlepool constituency.

3 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of council tax bands.

3 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dental Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS dental contracting framework.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the regulations governing the powers of the police to (a) pursue and (b) detain people using off-road bikes illegally.

17 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Shellfish: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to open an inquiry into crustacean die-offs on the North East coast.

17 Jul 2024 · Home Office

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department makes an assessment of the socio-economic background of an area when determining the location of asylum accommodation.