Written questions

3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 March 2016 to Question 30768, what the expected date was for finishing the transition to universal credit after completion of the reset in May 2013.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether jobcentre managers are permitted to set targets for jobcentre advisers on the issuing of sanctions placed on jobseekers.

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeal hearings at the (a) First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) and (b) Upper Tribunal (Administrative Chamber) his Department did not send a representative to in (i) 2012-13

16 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Work Programme: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Work Programme providers are alert to the mental health needs of clients.

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the effect of universal credit on the number of children in households with less than 60 per cent of median income when roll-out of universal credit is completed, and

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Telephones

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to jobcentre staff who make telphone calls to claimants on the leaving of voicemail messages in the case of missed calls.

15 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Social Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to announce details of the 2016-17 social work bursary.

15 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Social Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on maintaining the social work bursary; and if he will make a statement.

15 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Relationships and Sex Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons sex and relationships education is statutory in maintained secondary schools and not in other secondary schools.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disqualification

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average time taken to provide reimbursement when a benefit sanction is overturned by appeal in the last 12 months.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 30367, at which schools in East London Jobcentre Plus plans to offer Support for Schools in the 2015-16 academic year.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what scope there is for new claimants of universal credit to negotiate the terms of their claimant commitment.

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2016 to Question 30215, how much has been allocated by local authorities to primary and secondary schools in the form of top-up funding for pupils with SEN in each academic ye

14 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to evaluate the effect of the introduction of education, health and care plans.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2016 to Question 29762, on universal credit, how long it took to complete the reset.

10 Mar 2016 · Department of Health

Social Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides for local authorities to share best practice on adult social work.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department provides for local authorities to share best practice on children's social work.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to ensure that university training of children's social workers is maintained at a high standard.

10 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's social workers were employed by London local authorities in each year since 2010.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants of employment and support allowance in the work related activity group moved off benefits in each quarter since 2010.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities were represented in each cohort of Set Up participants in each year since its establishment.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for which subjects there is the greatest need for additional teachers; and what steps she is taking to recruit such teachers.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers from China who will teach in Maths Hubs in England will be selected; and if she will make a statement.

9 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Social Workers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2016 to Question 29760, how many students from which universities were represented in the Frontline programme's 2014 and 2015 cohorts.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29565, in which areas the Jobcentre Plus support for schools initiative will be initially rolled out.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average non-management teacher salary was in (a) North East England, (b) North West England, (c) Yorkshire and the Humber, (d) the East Midlands, (e) the West Midlands, (f) the East of England, (g) Gre

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29565, what criteria will be applied to determine whether the Jobcentre Plus support for schools initiative should be rolled out more widely.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Re-employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many qualified teachers returned to the teaching profession in each year since 2010.

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Jobcentre Plus: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2016 to Question 29565, what extra training has been provided to Jobcentre Plus staff to enable them to participate in the Jobcentre Plus support for schools initiative

8 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost to school budgets of (a) pupil mobility, (b) staff turnover, (c) pupils not speaking English at home and (d) pupils with special educational needs.

Source: official written-questions record.