Written questions
1,687 written questions tabled, most recent first.
14 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations she has received about the length of time parents and young people wait for an Education Health and Care Plan; and if she will slow down the transfer to the new system to ensure that local
14 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ensure that special education needs are included as part of the core framework for Initial Teacher Training.
14 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her policy on universal infant free school meals is part of the Government's obesity strategy.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of schools that have acquired (a) new kitchens and (b) new dining halls to provide universal infant free school meals since September 2014.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of new (a) kitchen and (b) other lunchtime staff who have been employed as a result of the roll-out of universal infant free school meals.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of including food provisions in the Government's recently announced wraparound childcare policy for children eligible for free school meals during
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Pupil Premium
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the roll-out if the universal infant free school meals programme on the allocation of pupil premium money to schools.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Children: Day Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to include food provision in its recently announced wraparound childcare policy during (a) term time and (b) non-term time.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Free School Meals: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with (a) headteachers, (b) teaching unions and (c) children's charities on the effect of universal infant free school meals on pupil wellbeing.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing automatic enrolment of children entitled to free school meals.
12 Oct 2015 · Department for Education
Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase the uptake of free school meals.
9 Oct 2015 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Kinship Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of kinship carers which are affected by the benefit cap.
9 Oct 2015 · Department of Health
Infant Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which Minister in his Department is leading on infant feeding policy; for what reasons England has no ministerial infant feeding lead; and for what reasons England does not have a national infant feeding committee
9 Oct 2015 · Department of Health
Infant Foods
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which agency is tasked with ensuring that mothers, infants and children are provided with adequate protection and support for appropriate feeding during emergencies; and if he will publish his Department's policy
11 Sep 2015 · Home Office
Off-licences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, between what hours alcohol is not permitted to be sold from off-licences; and what plans to change such restrictions the Government has.
11 Sep 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tickets: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Consumer Rights Act 2015, when he expects the review into the secondary ticketing market to (a) commence and (b) report its findings.
11 Sep 2015 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tickets: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Consumer Rights Act 2015, what the (a) terms of reference, (b) composition of membership and (c) timescale is of the review into the secondary ticketing market.
11 Sep 2015 · Home Office
Off-licences
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what powers local authorities currently have to restrict the hours during which off-licences can sell alcohol; and whether the Government has plans to devolve further such powers to local authorities
11 Sep 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Consumer Rights Act 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) amend and (b) repeal sections of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
8 Sep 2015 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Tickets: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who was consulted in deciding on the personnel and terms of reference of a review into the secondary ticketing market; and how such consultees were selected.
7 Sep 2015 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Free School Meals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to continue the universal infant free school meals programme.
21 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Children's Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will maintain the staff-child ratio in children's centres for the duration of this Parliament.
21 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Childcare: Tax Allowances
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of any potential link between the introduction of tax-free childcare and the (a) cost and (b) demand for childcare by providers.
20 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places are available in schools for children aged five and under; and how many such places are registered on the Early Years Register.
20 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places are available in schools; and how many such places are registered on the Early Years Register.
20 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare places are available in schools for children eligible for the current 15 hours a week free childcare; and how many such places are registered on the Early Years Register.
20 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Childminding
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's target was for the number of childminders to register with childminder agencies.
20 Jul 2015 · Department for Education
Childminding
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childminders have registered with childminder agencies to date.
20 Jul 2015 · HM Treasury
Childcare: Tax Allowances
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his Department's research on the effect of his policies on tax-free childcare on the labour market.
16 Jul 2015 · Department of Health
Healthy Start Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential reasons for changes in the number of recipients of Healthy Start in the last year; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all those who are eligible are encouraged
Source: official written-questions record.