Ian Lavery MP: written questions
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TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for victims to wait for cases to be heard.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. It is unacceptable that victims and witnesses are waiting years for justice. We are committed to creating a more sustainable justice system, in which victims and the public can have confidence....
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to educate communities on the rise of far right extremism.
Answer: This Government takes extremism seriously and has been clear that we will tackle far right extremism head on. We make no apology for that. We are committed to ensuring we have the required tools and powers needed to address this issue. Efforts to counter ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine Action: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for protesting the proscription of Palestine Action.
Answer: The Government is absolutely clear that support for proscribed organisations is unacceptable. Anyone expressing support for a proscribed organisation should expect to be investigated by the police.To be clear, those who want to oppose the proscription of ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 905697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of prosecutions of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Answer: In the year ending 30 June 2025, 83 persons were tried for terrorism-related offences, an increase of 5 compared with the year ending June 2024 and 16 more than the average over the last 10 years (67). 80 of those 83 (96%) persons tried were convicted. Co...
Answered 1 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure an adequate supply of ADHD medication.
Answer: The Department has worked closely with industry stakeholders and, following extensive collaborative efforts, previous issues have been resolved, and all strengths of lisdexamfetamine, atomoxetine capsules, atomoxetine oral solution, guanfacine prolonged-r...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: DebtsTreasuryTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69022More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to help amend UN frameworks to tackle global debt.
Answer: Tackling unsustainable debt in low-income countries is a key development priority for this government. We are working closely with partners to strengthen and speed up the G20 common framework, and to enhance debt transparency for debtor and creditors. We ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: DebtsTreasuryTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69021More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support global debt relief.
Answer: Tackling unsustainable debt in low-income countries is a key development priority for this government. We are working closely with partners to strengthen and speed up the G20 common framework, and to enhance debt transparency for debtor and creditors. We ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under the age of 16 are claiming Disability Living Allowance in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) the North East and (d) England.
Answer: The latest available data on the number of children claiming Disability Living Allowance can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/. The requested data can be found in the ‘DLA: Cases in Entitlement’, which allows you to view the number of individual...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the Personal Independence Payment are also claiming the (a) limited capability for work and work-related activity component of Universal Credit or old-style Employment and Suppo
Answer: The information to answer these questions can be found on Stat-Xplore in the Benefit Combinations - Data from May 2019 for England and Wales dataset. The most recent month for which data is available is August 2024. The data can be filtered by Benefit to ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Carer's Allowance and Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of what the weekly reduction in income would be for a household where one person receives (a) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and does not have four points in any descript
Answer: No estimate has yet been made.Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming B...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the standard level of the Personal Independence Payment who did not score four points in any of the 10 descriptors have a claim where someone else receives the carers component
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the enhanced level of the Personal Independence Payment who did not score four points in any of the 10 descriptors have a claim where someone else receives the carers component
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Carer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claiming the standard level of the Personal Independence Payment who did not score four points in any of the 10 descriptors have a claim where someone else receives Carer's Allowance in
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Carer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving the enhanced level of PIP did not score four points in any of the ten descriptors allowing someone else to receive carers allowance in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency, (b)
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving the standard level of PIP did not score four points in any of the ten descriptors in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) the North East and (d) Englan
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving the enhanced level of PIP did not score four points in any of the ten descriptors in (a) Blyth and Ashington constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) the North East and (d) Englan
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement. These publications can be found in ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Bri...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: BureaucracyDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the workload of teachers.
Answer: Teacher and leader workload is unacceptably high. This is why the department is committed to working with the sector to eliminate unnecessary workload.We know that reducing teacher workload will play a key role in recruiting and retaining excellent school...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: North of EnglandDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the divide in attainment between the north and south of England; and what the barriers are to reducing that divide.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. However, we know that too many children and young people face barriers to learning. This is not acceptable, which is why the Opportunity...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle shortages of medications due to supply issues in the North East of England.
Answer: The Department monitors and manages medicine supply at a national level so that stocks remain available to meet regional and local demand. Information on stock levels within the North East of England is not held centrally.Most supply issues can be managed...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath: PovertyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the statistics are for poverty related death per local area in each of the last five years.
Answer: There are no official published statistics on poverty-related deaths. Statistics on deaths from specific causes are based on the medical causes of death recorded on a death certificate, which are coded using the International Classification of Diseases (I...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLife ExpectancyCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33452More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the life expectancy is for (a) women and (b) men in each local area in the UK.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 25th February is attached.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: AltradDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Altrad since 2022; what the value of those contracts is; and how many of those contracts relate to the removal of asbestos.
Answer: We do not hold any contracts for this supplier “Altrad”.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPoverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were living in poverty in (a) Northumberland, (b) the North East and (c) nationally in (i) 2022-23 and (ii) 2023-24.
Answer: In 2022/23 in Northumberland there were 10,858 children living in relative poverty before housing costs. Figures on an after housing costs basis are not available below region level. Source: Children in Low Income Families statisticsIn 2022/23 in the Nort...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBasic Skills: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle the decline in pupils achieving the expected standard in (a) reading, (b) writing and (c) maths by age 11 in Northumberland.
Answer: High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best start in life.Attaining proficient standards...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPupil Exclusions: Blyth and AshingtonDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many exclusions there were in each school in Blyth and Ashington constituency in the academic year (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer: The department publishes figures from the school census on suspensions and permanent exclusions from state-funded schools in England. The most recent release, covering the 2023/24 autumn term, can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.servic...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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