Written questions

Mr Toby Perkins

1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Student Numbers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started an undergraduate degree course at each higher education institution in England in each year since 2017; and what proportion of those students had left that course by (a) Christmas and

21 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Written question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the financial criteria for eligibility for the Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme; and what was the average proportion of funeral costs that this scheme covered in the last 12 months

20 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help protect clinically vulnerable members of staff from covid-19 in schools in England.

17 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Civil Engineering: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in advance of the changes to Degree Apprenticeship End Point Assessment in September 2022, what analysis his Department has conducted on how the new arrangements will assure competence in civil engineering if n

17 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what professions have been made exempt from the new End Point Assessment arrangements from September 2022 as outlined in the recent Degree Apprenticeship Review; and what criteria are used to determine their ex

17 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Civil Engineering: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from civil engineering employers on the planned changes in End Point Assessment arrangements for degree apprenticeship from September 2022.

17 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the costs to business of the changes in End Point Assessment arrangements for degree apprenticeships from September 2022.

16 Jun 2022 · Ministry of Defence

Ukraine: Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Ukraine has the military weapons required to defend its territories.

15 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the 10-Year Cancer Plan will be published.

15 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Hospitals: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to NHS hospitals was of using (a) agency staff and (b) bank staff in (i) 2020-21 and (ii) 2021-2022.

13 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Civil Engineering: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to undertake a review of the decision to change the arrangements for End Point Assessments for civil engineering degree apprenticeship by introducing regulation by Ofqual of End-Point Assessmen

13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Jagtar Singh Johal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to secure the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education Capital Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of impact of increased material costs on the adequacy of funding made available through the Further Education Capital Transformation Fund.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) condition of the FE college estate.

6 Jun 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education Capital Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the Government’s £1.5 billion FE Capital Transformation Programme has been (a) allocated to capital projects or (b) remains unallocated as at 6 June 2022.

1 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure local authorities are able draw on resources from the £500m fund designed to support better mental health outcomes.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Romania

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department introduced a temporary suspension on the ability of UK citizens to adopt rescue dogs from Romania.

1 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dogs: Romania

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist UK citizens who seek to adopt dogs from Romania.

26 May 2022 · Treasury

Debts Written Off: Zambia

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to assist Zambia in its attempts to be the first nation to benefit from the Common Framework debt cancellation programme.

25 May 2022 · Home Office

Iran: Espionage and Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the level of potential risk of Iran facilitating and engaging in acts of terrorism and espionage against Iranian dissidents and activists living in the UK.

25 May 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Espionage and Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the possibility of Iran being engaged in espionage and terrorism in the UK through its embassy and diplomats.

9 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Further Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of funding allocated to the 16-19 Education Budget has been spent specifically on (a) Level 3 qualifications (b) Level 2 qualifications (c) Level 1 qualifications and d) entry quali

23 Feb 2022 · Women and Equalities

Ethnic Groups: Further Education

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of BAME Further Education (a) students and (b) college leaders.

22 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

GCE A-level: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will ensure that any announcement on the future funding of the provisional list of level 3 qualifications is made to Parliament first.