North East round-up: 15 January 2010
15 January 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Parliamentary business relating to the North East of England for the week ending 15 January 2010
Written questions
- Commons Hansard: GCSE results in the North East from 2003 to 2009
- Lords Hansard: Timekeeping performance on the East Coast main line rail service
- Lords Hansard: Assistance to Corus steelworkers facing redundancy
- Lords Hansard: Journey times for rail services between Newcastle and London
In addition to oral questions, MPs and Peers can ask government ministers questions for written answer. These are often used to obtain detailed information about policies and statistics on the activities of government departments.
North East Select Committee
- Call for evidence: Corus and job losses in the North East
- Parliament News: MPs hold public hearing in Redcar on the steel industry
- North East Select Committee home page
The North East Committee covers the following local government areas: Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar & Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees and Sunderland.
The remit of the Committee is to examine regional strategies and the work of regional bodies.