Written questions

2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 May 2024 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the 2024 School Teachers’ Review Body report.

20 May 2024 · Department for Education

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to evaluate the recommendations of the 2024 School Teachers’ Review Body report.

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the likely proportionate change in childcare providers that are (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent providers by September (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) private, (ii) voluntary and (iii) independent childcare providers has changed since March 2023.

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of her policies on the childcare workforce.

29 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare and Pre-school Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to count the number of staff working in the early years and childcare sector.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England, published on 24 April 2024, what steps she is taking to increase the

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England, published on 24 April 2024, what steps she is taking to increase the

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office's report entitled Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England, published on 24 April 2024, what steps she is taking to deliver the

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to para 3.11 of the National Audit Office's value for money report entitled Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England on the expansion of government funded ch

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office's value for money report entitled Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England on the expansion of government funded childcare, publ

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office's value for money report entitled Preparations to extend early years entitlements for working parents in England on the expansion of government funded childcare, publ

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship starts there have been among young people aged (a) under 19 and (b) 19 to 24, by level, for each academic year since 2018-19.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, whether trends in the level of (a) wage growth, (b) inflation and (c) National Living Wage rises were used to calculate the hourly rate paid to

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, what metric was used to calculate the hourly rate childcare providers are paid to deliver free hours childcare for children aged nine months to

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education of 23 April 2023 on Childcare Entitlements, Official Report, for what reason the statement was made (a) before th

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish her Department's results in the civil service people survey questions on leadership and managing change for each of the last 14 years.

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's (a) mean result and (b) standard deviation in the civil service people survey results for questions (i) W01, (ii) W02, (iii) W03 and (iv) W04 on personal wellbeing has been in each of the

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 22 April 2022 to Question 151074 on Department for Education: Parking, if she will take steps to update and publish the data relating to her Department and arm's length bodies in

23 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the website for her Department's consultation entitled Experience-Based Route for Early Years Practitioners, launched on 22 April 2024, was (a) designed, (b) supplied and (c) assured by the Government D

22 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of parents (a) with two year olds who are eligible for 15 hours of childcare support and (b) who have had codes validated by providers and are receiving their

15 Apr 2024 · Department for Education

Childminding

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of childminders on the (a) Early Years Register and (b) Childcare Register in (i) each region and (ii) each local authority in each year since 2018.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Students: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in reference to the Office for Students consultation on proposed regulatory advice and other matters relating to freedom of speech, announced on 26 March 2024, what discussions (a) she and (b) the Office for St

7 Mar 2024 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Defamation

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions Ministers in her Department have informed the Law Officers that they are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their p

23 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the net increase in the number of (a) Ofsted-registered childcare places suitable for children aged two or under, (b) Ofsted-registered childcare places suitable for children aged over two and (c) Ofsted-r

21 Feb 2024 · Department for Transport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to the letter of 9 November 2023 from the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South constituency sent on behalf of a constituent.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of advertising the upcoming extension to funded childcare hours.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Leaflets

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of delivering government leaflets entitled Childcare Choices: Get the help that fits your family via (a) Royal Mail and (b) other delivery companies.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare: Leaflets

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on (a) producing and (b) delivering leaflets to households entitled Help for Households, Get help that fits your family, Childcare Choices.

20 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that students studying for (a) GCSEs, (b) A-levels and (c) VTQs are not held back by disruption to their learning caused by the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concr

Source: official written-questions record.