Written questions
1,037 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were created, by region, in the (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019–20 academic years.
18 May 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to announce the amount of the total apprenticeship levy underspend for the financial year 2020-21; and if he will make a statement.
18 May 2021 · Department for Education
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what amount of apprenticeship levy funding has remained unspent after a period of 24 months in each month since January 2018.
17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Restart Grant Scheme: Photographs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will review the decision to award photography studios a £2,600 restart grant; and if he will allocate additional funds to local authorities so that a grant of £8,000 can be
17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Restart Grant Scheme: Photographs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department made of the potential effect of the decision on the level of coronavirus restart grant to be awarded to photography studios on the revenue of those
17 May 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Photographs: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason photography studios are no longer in the leisure services category for covid-19 support grants.
13 May 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) 16 to 18, (b) 19 to 24 and (c) over 25 started a new position under the Kickstart scheme in each month since July 2020.
11 May 2021 · Home Office
Police: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations into police officers conducted by the Independent Office for Police Conduct have taken longer than 12 months from initial complaint to completion, by each police force area in
11 May 2021 · Home Office
Police: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints against police officers have been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for investigation, by each police force in England and Wales in each year from 2015 to date.
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Adult Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to minimise reductions in adult education opportunities by providers that are facing claw-back from their 2020-21 Adult Education Budgets as a result of his Department's decision to set
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Adult Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidence he based his decision to set the 2020-21 Adult Education Budget reconciliation threshold for grant funded providers at 90 per cent.
13 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Adult Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what equality impact assessment he has made of the decision to claw back adult education funding from 2020-21 Adult Education Budget grant-funded providers.
12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Lifetime Skills Guarantee: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the flexible loan entitlement announced in January 2021 as part of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee will include maintenance support.
12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: War Crimes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic or political pressure the Government is putting on the Syrian regime to reduce the atrocities committed in that country.
12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: Development Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the proposed reductions in official development assistance for programmes in Syria; and if he will publish that assess
12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: War Crimes
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the people responsible for atrocities in Syria are held to account.
12 Apr 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Syria: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the political and security situation in Syria.
12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact that the introduction of an outcomes based funding model will have on educational opportunities for (a) 16-24 year olds, and (b) those aged 24 and above, wh
12 Apr 2021 · Department for Education
Further Education and Vocational Education: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to integrate increased levels of modular assessment in Further and Technical Education at (a) Level 3 and (b) lower levels.
1 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Tamils
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure that the international community (a) upholds the rights of Tamils living in Sri Lanka and (b) ensures that Tamils are n
1 Mar 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Sri Lanka: Tamils
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Sri Lankan authorities in permitting the rights of the Tamil community to engage in peaceful protest in that co
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Further Education: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many BAME people currently hold posts as (a) heads of further education colleges and (b) further education governors.
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Further Education Commissioner: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people the Further Education Commisioner's office employ; at what grades those people are employed; and what the ethnic background is of each of those people employed at each of those grades.
19 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Further Education Commissioner: Managers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are employed in managerial or senior positions at the Further Education Commissioner's office; and how many of those people identify as (a) White European and (b) BAME.
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
National League: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of clubs in the Vanarama National League and National League North and South which are unable to fulfill their fixtures; and whether he has had di
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Further Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which further education colleges received additional funding as a result of significant financial difficulties in England in 2020.
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Education
Further Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many further education colleges received additional funding as a result of significant funding difficulties in 2020.
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
National Measurement Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employees of the National Measurement Office are working on transitioning products that have an EC weights and measures Directive certification into a UK CA certification
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
National Measurement Office: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many employees work for the National Measurement Office.
11 Feb 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Measurement: Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many weighing and measuring products have already successfully transitioned from the EC weights and Measures directive to the UK CA directive in 2021.
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