Written questions
3,557 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who had been classified as unfit to work because of a mental health problem were issued with a benefit sanction in each year since 2010.
7 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department takes into account successful challenges to benefit sanctions retrospectively in benefit off-flow statistics.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he became aware that his Department would not be able to deliver the Universal Credit programme to its original deadline of the end of 2017.
3 Mar 2016 · Department of Health
Mental Health Services: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which local authorities will host Think Ahead graduate trainees on placement; and whether he has plans to expand that programme.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2016 to Question 28795, on the troops to teachers scheme, what plans she has to expand the cohort beginning that scheme in September 2016.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in which universities the Frontline programme was promoted in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, at what age it is her policy that schools should start providing pupils with careers advice.
3 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the additional (a) salary and (b) other costs which are incurred by schools in London, compared with those outside London; and if she will make a statement.
2 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on Work Coaches working in schools.
2 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Length of Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 March 2016 to Question 28492, what the turnover rate of teachers was in each year since 2010.
1 Mar 2016 · Department of Health
Social Workers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage more people to train as adults' social workers.
1 Mar 2016 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department will provide substantive Answers to Questions 25366 and 25426 submitted on 2 February 2016.
1 Mar 2016 · HM Treasury
Revenue and Customs: Staff
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long in advance of the date of the closure will HM Revenue and Customs staff in each office earmarked for closure be informed of their future employment options.
1 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Postgraduate Education: Social Work
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many graduates began a Masters degree in social work in each year since 2010.
1 Mar 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the consultation on a national school funding formula will begin.
29 Feb 2016 · Department of Health
Mental Health Services: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many graduates have begun the Think Ahead programme in each year since its formation; and how many have been enrolled to start in 2016.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to encourage more people to train as children's social workers.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Graduates
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Frontline has any formal partners in the private sector which give participants priority for their entry schemes.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which local authorities take Frontline participants on placement; and what plans she has to expand the number of local authorities involved in the Frontline programme.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduates began the Frontline programme in each year since its establishment; and how many have been enrolled to start in 2016.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the extent of national inter-school sport competitions.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Veterans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the progress of the Troops to Teachers scheme.
29 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on schools providing opportunities for competitive inter-school sport; and if she will make a statement.
25 Feb 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Council Tax Reduction Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 24803, whether Jobcentre work coaches are able to advise universal credit claimants of their eligibility for council tax reductions.
25 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Length of Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary full-time teachers have completed (i) three, (ii) five, (iii) 10, (iv) 15 and (v) 20 years of teaching since qualifying.
24 Feb 2016 · Home Office
Visas: Bangladesh
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial savings she expects to result from the transfer of processing Bangladeshi visa applications to New Delhi.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Foster Care: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2016 to Question 26852, what funding she expects will be provided for the Fostering Network in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Education
Academies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to encourage academies to join high-performing rather than under-performing multi-academy trusts; and if she will make a statement.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 26614, on children in care: housing, how many young people he expects to be on the Positive Pathway Framework in 2016.
24 Feb 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 26584, on housing: young people, what conditions vulnerable young people have to meet in order to qualify as being in need of suppor
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