Written questions
2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.
1 Sep 2023 · Department for Education
Energy: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis the School Teachers' Review Body estimated energy costs as £1,450 million; on what basis the updated estimate of £750 million was arrived at; what assessment she has made of the robustness of thes
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Alternative Education: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what directions and guidance her Department has been produced for Ofsted on inspecting schools and educational settings providing Alternative Provision on (a) the priority for and (b) the nature and purpose of
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average value of support claimed under the childcare costs element of universal credit is; and what the average number of children per claimant in respect of whom claims are made is.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Alternative Provision: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has issued to (a) HM Inspectors and (b) Ofsted Inspectors on recording in individual school reports (i), the names of the specific providers of Alternative Provision used by the sch
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) families were eligible for and (b) eligible families took up up the childcare support component of universal credit in each of the last five years.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Alternative Education: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has provided to (a) HM Inspectors and (b) Ofsted Inspectors on recording in individual school reports whether a school uses (i) Alternative Provision, (ii) Alternative Provision whi
20 Jul 2023 · Treasury
Childcare: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on tax-free childcare in the financial year 2022-23.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Houghton and Sunderland South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the average cost of a full time nursery place for a two year old in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has on cybersecurity precautions for the use of Minister's social media accounts while overseas.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers have access to each of her social media accounts; what the job titles are of each of the people who have access; whether each of these people has undertaken
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was (a) planned and (b) spent in each of the ten highest areas of cross-departmental programme expenditure in each month of each financial year of this spending review period.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was (a) planned and (b) spent in each of the ten highest areas programme expenditure under the exclusive control of her Department in each month of each financial year of this spending review p
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17076, if she will publish the (a) highest 10 areas of programme expenditure under the exclusive control of her Department during the spending review period 20
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Public Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2022 to Question 17077 on Department for Education: Public Expenditure, if she will publish the (a) highest 10 areas of cross-departmental programme expenditure to which her De
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total underspend was in the 16-19 education budget for financial 2022-23; and if she will set out the value of underspends in that budget in each of the previous four financial years.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Education: Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's annual report and accounts for 2022/23, published in July 2023, what steps she is taking to mitigate risk 6 on cyber security.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's annual report and accounts for 2022/23, published in July 2023, what steps she is taking to mitigate the risk 5 on financial instability resulting from high needs cost pressur
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's annual report and accounts for 2022/23, published in July 2023, what steps she is taking to mitigate the risk 4 on looked-after children placement market failure.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of a school building collapse resulting from structural safety issues.
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to risk 2 on page 25 of her Department’s annual report and accounts 2022-23, published on 18 July 2023, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the potential risk of a widening in pupils’
20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Further Education and Schools: Strikes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to mitigate the risk of industrial action in (a) schools and (b) colleges.
19 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Department for Education: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2021 to Question 92909 on Department for Education: Staff, if she will list (a) the directorates within her Department and (b) the (i) staffing in FTE terms, (ii) total hea
18 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Private Education: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her oral Answer to the Question from the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South on 17 July 2023, Official Report, column 614, on what evidential basis she said that many private schools
14 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: Pay Settlements
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the pay deal for teachers will be funded.
11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Maintained Schools: Cricket
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of pupils in local authority maintained schools playing cricket each week in each year since 2010.
11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Academies: Cricket
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of pupils in academies playing cricket each week in school hours in each year since 2010.
11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Maintained Schools: Cricket
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of cricket equipment procured by local authority maintained schools in each year since 2010.
11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Academies: Cricket
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made of an estimate of the cost to the public purse of cricket equipment procured by academy schools in each year since 2010.
11 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Cricket
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number and proportion of state schools that offer cricket as part of games and sports lessons.
10 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Teachers: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of foreign teachers that have been recruited to teach in schools in England in the last 12 months; and for what subjects they have been recruited.
Source: official written-questions record.