Written questions

1,108 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Electrification

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on his Department's plans to electrify the (a) Midland Main Line and (b) North Transpennine Route; and what Network Rail's estimated expenditure has been in each of those proj

25 Apr 2017 · Department for Transport

Railways: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's High Level Output Specification and Statement of Funds Available for Control Period Six.

25 Apr 2017 · Department for Education

Education: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what groups or working parties which her Department hosts or provides secretarial support to are routinely attended by representatives of education trade unions.

30 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2017 to Question 64215, on primary education: standards, what the title of the research referred to in that Answer is.

28 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times she or Ministers of her Department have held meetings or had discussions on the reception baseline assessment with representatives from (a) the Centre of Evaluation and Monitoring, Durham Univers

28 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2017 to Question 66862, whether it is her Department's policy to allow parents to withdraw their children from statutory assessments in Key Stages 1 and 2.

27 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Basic Skills: Primary Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the Government's policy is on the Year 3 phonics check resit.

16 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury

Economic Situation: East Midlands

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2017 to Question 62381, whether the national and regional analysis is founded upon the assumption of reverting to World Trade Organisation rules after the UK leaves the EU; what t

15 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will outline the process by which the GL Assessment reception baseline for use in the academic year 2016-17 was approved by her Department.

15 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils changed schools between reception and before taking Key Stage 2 assessments in the academic years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.

15 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools undertook reception baseline assessments in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.

7 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

National Curriculum Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance is issued to head teachers by her Department on parent withdrawal of a child from statutory assessments.

7 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) reception, (b) KS1 and (c) KS2 attend an (i) infant, (ii) junior and (iii) a middle school in the current school year.

2 Mar 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools undertook reception baseline assessment in the academic year 2016-17 with her Department's approved provider (a) Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring, Durham University, (b) Early Excellence, (

22 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which ongoing statutory duties local authorities will be expected to fund from the new central schools services block from 2018-19.

21 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: EU Grants and Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of EU structural funding, such as the European Regional Development Fund, on the UK's ability to build research capaci

20 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to evaluate the effect of the implementation of the new national curriculum on (a) teacher workload, (b) Special and Educational Needs and Disability inclusion and (c) school budge

17 Feb 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Research: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to support the Ser Cymru II programme in Wales after the UK has left the EU.

17 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of reception baseline assessment in academic year 2016-17.

17 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the international evidential basis is for the validity and reliability of an accountability progress measure using an assessment at the start of school as a baseline which is directly linked to an appropri

17 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Primary Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to evaluate the effect of the national curriculum on the teaching and learning of subjects other than English and mathematics in primary school.

9 Feb 2017 · Department for Education

Teachers: Nottingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the new national funding formula for schools on the recruitment and retention of teachers in Nottingham City.

30 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury

Economic Situation: East Midlands

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy of (a) Nottingham and (b) the East Midlands of the UK leaving the EU and reverting to World Trade Organisation rules.

26 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral evidence to the Public Accounts Committee of 23 January 2017, Question 46, when the research commissioned by her Department into the running costs of schools will be published.

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds relating to teaching assistants and other school support staff on trends in (a) teacher recruitment and retention, (b) performance and effectiveness, (c) days lost due to s

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2017 to Question 60334, and with reference to the Answer of 10 June 2015 to Question 856, whether the figures supplied in those answers for the average salaries of teaching

25 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants: Average Earnings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average salary was for (a) general teaching assistants, (b) higher-level teaching assistants and (c) all teaching assistants in (i) local authority maintained schools, (ii) academy schools and (iii) fr

24 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average amount held in reserve by schools was in each year from 2010.

24 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development jurisdictions operate a statutory baseline assessment for accountability purposes at the start of school.

24 Jan 2017 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development jurisdictions operate relative progress measures as a measure of school effectiveness.

Source: official written-questions record.