Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department was first alerted about missing Level 2 BTEC exam results in summer 2022.
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's preparedness for possible problems with BTEC results during summer 2022.
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of communication with (a) students and (b) colleges on the missing BTEC results in August 2022.
5 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what immediate steps his Department took when it first identified that BTEC examination results were missing in August 2022.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Education
Health and Science: T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of first-year health and science T Level exams with the course content taught in schools and colleges in England; if he will make an assessment the adequacy of
2 Sep 2022 · Home Office
Afghanistan: Asylum
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to help support (a) people who worked for the previous administration supporting British personnel and (b) other people in Afghanistan to claim asylum in the
2 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Home Births
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure hospital maternity services are able to offer home births.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to launch a consultation on banning the sale of eggs produced from caged hens.
2 Sep 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dogs: Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to help prevent the theft of dogs in England.
14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the NICE guidelines NG73 on endometriosis diagnosis are updated.
14 Jul 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary for Health and Social Care, how much each NHS Trust (a) has spent on the Pay Apprenticeship Levy in each year since it was introduced and (b) has spent in total in each of those years.
14 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools received an outstanding OFSTED assessment in each local authority area in 2021-22; and what proportion of those schools were assessed to have had an outstanding work experience offer in 2021-22
14 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of schools who received a lower overall OFSTED grading as a result of their work experience or careers guidance in each local authority area in 2021-2022.
14 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
Pupils: Work Experience
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to require the provision of work experience as part of the school curriculum.
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications and T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students began, but did not complete, each (a) BTEC and (b) T Level course, broken down by institution and by course, in 2021-22.
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started to study each T Level course broken down by (a) institution and (b) course in 2021-22.
13 Jul 2022 · Department for Education
Schools: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) grammar schools, (b) Academies, (c) free schools and (d) local authority maintained schools (i) met all of the Gatsby benchmarks for careers guidance and (ii) met at least half of those b
12 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Outdoor Recreation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Government has decided not to publish the findings of the Agnew Review into improving access to green spaces.
11 Jul 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Countryside: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for how many farmers and landowners in Derbyshire has a Rural Payment been reduced or withheld as a result of failure to comply with access and footpath requirements, in each of the la
6 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the cessation of the electrical vehicle grant, what additional steps his Department is taking to help encourage the public to purchase electric vehicles.
6 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of financial incentives provided by the electric car grant before its withdrawal.
1 Jul 2022 · Department for Transport
Bus Services: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of audio-visual announcements on bus services in (a) Derbyshire and (b) the UK.
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department monitors the performance of providers completing medical assessments for Personal Independence Claims; and whether she has taken steps in response to poor performance or customer
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the waiting times for personal independent payment medical assessments.
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average backdated payment is for a Personal Independence claimant once they have gone through the full application, assessment and appeals processes.
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is between prospective claimants applying for Personal Independent Payments and being assessed.
22 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising fuel prices on carers who are required to attend home appointments.
22 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Care Workers: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to (a) publish guidance and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to help tackle the rising costs for paid carers of attending home appointments.
21 Jun 2022 · Department for Education
Further Education: Student Numbers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started in a level two course at each further education institution in England in each year since 2017; and what proportion of those students had left their course by (a) Christmas and (b) Eas
21 Jun 2022 · Department for Education
Further Education: Student Numbers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started a level three course at each English further education institution in each year since 2017; and what proportion of those students had left that course by (a) Christmas and (b) Easter o
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