Written questions

85 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessments her Department has made of the potential contribution of AI Growth Zones to economic growth in Teesside.

15 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit the commercial resale of practical driving test appointments by third parties for profit.

8 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released through early release schemes in 2024 are resident in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Carbon Capture and Storage

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the non-pipeline transport of CO2 for offshore storage does not cause marine pollution.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

ME/CFS: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for the publication of its forthcoming delivery plan on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

19 Jun 2025 · Home Office

British Nationality: Married People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the accessibility of (a) the Life in the UK Test and (b) naturalisation application costs for older spouses of British citizens on the route to settlement and ci

16 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligning Universal Credit rules with legacy social security provisions in cases where a single claimant dies, in the context of t

14 May 2025 · Treasury

Bank Services: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help protect small businesses from bank account closures.

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

Artificial Intelligence: Private Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to regulate the use of (a) algorithmic and (b) AI-driven decision-making tools in the private rental sector.

13 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase procurement from UK businesses.

7 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Asbestos: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve support for people in former industrial communities who have been diagnosed with (a) mesothelioma and (b) other asbestos-related diseases.

7 May 2025 · Treasury

State Retirement Pensions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to allow people to (a) pay additional Class 3A voluntary National Insurance contributions to increase State Pension entitlement beyond the last six years of working lives and (b) make ba

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

Housing: Bricks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the inclusion of swift bricks in new residential developments; and whether she plans to include such

6 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase funding for public transport infrastructure in Teesside.

6 May 2025 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to help (a) improve local bus services, (b) increase routes and (c) reduce fares in rural parts of Teesside.

6 May 2025 · Home Office

Community Development and Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce net migration and (b) promote social integration and community cohesion.

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

Community Housing: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) cooperatives, (b) community land trusts and (c) other community-led initiatives to (i) support local ownership and (ii) reduce

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Life Expectancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the disparity in healthy life expectancy between the North East and South East.

30 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will establish Health and Prosperity Improvement Zones with targeted interventions in communities with the lowest healthy life expectancy.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Lifelong Learning: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with local businesses to ensure that (a) schools and (b) colleges in the north of England have adequate resources to provide effective lifelong learning opportunities.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Apprentices and Vocational Education: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to increase funding for (a) vocational education and (b) apprenticeships for young people in Teesside.

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's trade policies promote resilience in (a) steel, (b) energy, (c) advanced manufacturing and (c) other strategically important domestic supply chai

30 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Capital Gains Tax: Reform

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for reform of Capital Gains Tax.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Climate Change: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to ensure that teaching on the climate emergency is given greater priority in the revised national curriculum; and whether existing guidance that encourages teaching of the positive

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues on whether bereaved families are liable for (a) rent and (b) other costs following the death of a Universal Credit claimant during an assessme

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bathing Water Regulations 2013

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to the Bathing Water Regulations on (a) fish spawning sites, (b) riparian rights and (c) the r

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Nuclear Power: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to bring forward a revised regulatory framework for the nuclear sector.

12 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Juries: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure jurors are adequately compensated for loss of earnings; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of jury service on jurors that receive compensa

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to protect the (a) creative, (b) video game and (c) animation industries from the potential impact of AI-generated content on jobs and educational programs.

11 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Electric Vehicles and Lithium: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the growth of the (a) electric vehicle and (b) lithium salts supply chains.

Source: official written-questions record.