Written questions
3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Oct 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Banbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the efficacy of the outsourcing by Banbury Academy of admissions appeals to a private contractor; and if she will make a statement.
7 Oct 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the amount of its own capital that BT has invested in the rural broadband rollout programme to date.
15 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Government has made to reduce the disability employment gap.
15 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of an appeal being cancelled at (a) First-tier Tribunal and (b) Upper-tier Tribunal due to documents from the Home Office not being submitted before the hearing d
15 Sep 2016 · Cabinet Office
Apprentices: Government Departments
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprenticeships each government department will contribute to the Government's target of three million apprenticeships by 2020.
15 Sep 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Betting Shops
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to monitor compliance by betting shops with the gambling minimum age.
14 Sep 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Rohingya: Refugees
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to raise the situation of Rohingya refugees at the UN Summit on Refugees on 19 September 2016.
14 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary modern schools is rated by Ofsted as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate.
14 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of non-selective schools in selective areas is rated by Ofsted as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate.
14 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) secondary and (b) grammar schools is rated by Ofsted as (i) outstanding, (ii) good, (iii) satisfactory and (iv) inadequate.
13 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with how many local authorities his Department has worked to improve budgeting advice for universal credit claimants.
13 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that universal credit is effective in supporting an increasing number of people into self-employment.
13 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Rents: Arrears
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to monitor the effect on housing rent arrears of the length of time taken for initial payment of universal credit.
13 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children aged 11 to 16 are educated at (a) selective state-maintained schools, (b) non-selective state-maintained comprehensive and academy schools, (c) independent fee-paying schools and (d)
12 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what date he expects the full roll-out of universal credit to be completed.
12 Sep 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Overpayments
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much universal credit has been overpaid in each year since roll-out began; and how much of that overpayment has been recoverable.
12 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that every apprenticeship includes formal training.
12 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Education Funding Agency: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Education Funding Agency has in place for the use of the former East Ham police station.
7 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2016 to Question 43274, what estimate she has made of how many people will attend an Executive Educators programme for multi-academy trust leaders in 2016-17.
7 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Academies: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies judged inadequate had their funding agreement terminated and were closed in each year since 2010.
7 Sep 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gaming Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy that licensing of betting premises with fixed odds betting terminals having a maximum stake of more than £10 should be devolved to local authorities in England and
7 Sep 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gaming Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the next Triennial Review of Stakes and Prizes is planned.
7 Sep 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gaming Machines
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is planned that the next Triennial Review of Stakes and Prizes will consider introducing £2 maximum stakes on fixed odds betting terminals.
6 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Crossrail 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to ensure that local authorities are (a) kept informed on and (b) can contribute to Transport for London's work on business cases for future development of Crossrail 2.
6 Sep 2016 · Department for Transport
Crossrail 2 Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the merits of establishing a working group on future planning of Crossrail 2 which includes representatives from Transport for London and affected local authorities.
6 Sep 2016 · Ministry of Justice
Immigration: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal hearings were cancelled in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) the first eight months of 2016 at the (i) First-tier Tribunal and (ii) Upper-tier Tribunal due to documents from the Home Office not being sub
6 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2016 to Question 43735, how many of the applications received in 2015 and subsequently approved the Regional School Commissioner initially recommended to be declined.
6 Sep 2016 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies have been removed from their multi academy trust on the initiative of (a) Regional School Commissioner and (b) Minister in each of the last three years.
5 Sep 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to roll out superfast broadband; and if she will make a statement.
2 Sep 2016 · Home Office
Immigration Controls: Railways
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on maintaining current immigration controls for passengers using international high-speed rail services to and from the UK.
Source: official written-questions record.