Written questions

2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in England are claiming the maximum childcare support of (a) £646 for one child or (b) £1,108 for two or more children.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Air Conditioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) efficiency of the roll out of air purification equipment in English schools in winter 2021.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families are making a claim for childcare support under universal credit in (a) England and (b) the UK as on 8 September 2022; and what the average value of those claims is.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department last made an assessment of the real terms value of the money allocated per meal for children on (a) universal infant and (b) other free school meals; and if he will make a statement.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of childcare support for families in receipt of Universal Credit.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with school leaders on the adequacy of levels of school budgets in autumn 2022.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget his Department has allocated to Oak National Academy in the financial year 2022-2023; how that money will be spent in the remainder of the financial year; and if he will make a statement.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Oak National Academy: Competition

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the establishment of Oak National Academy as a public body on the operation of the wider market for commercial educational resources.

20 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many allegations of discriminatory behaviour in the workplace were made in respect of each of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act in (a) the Department for Education, (b) Ofqual and (c) Ofsted

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Senior Civil Servants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on which dates in the past five years there has been a change of the Chief Operating Officer at his Department.

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

After School Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average cost of after school clubs in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in England.

8 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

After School Clubs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children who have participated in after school clubs in each local authority area in each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Education

Kurdish Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with exam boards on the introduction of a Kurdish language GCSE.

6 Sep 2022 · Department for Transport

Road Traffic Act 1988

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to launch a call for evidence on the Road Traffic Act 1988.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Day Care and Pre-school Education: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of (a) profit and (b) changes in the levels of profit made by private providers and operators of childcare and early years provision in England in the last (i

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Care Homes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of (a) profit and (b) changes in the levels of profit made by private providers and operators of children's homes in England in the last (i) five and (ii) ten

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current number of educational psychologists in England.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children with (a) special educational needs and (b) disabilities are able to access the support and therapies they require following the covid-19 pandemic.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the current waiting time faced by parents and children for (a) EHCPs, and (b) SEN statements.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he is confident that the Holiday Activities and Food Programme is reaching all eligible children.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to reduce its staffing levels on a (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent basis by directorate in line with the objective to reduce the overall size of the civil service by 91,

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Classroom Assistants

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research his Department commissioned in each of the last ten years on the role and cost-effectiveness of (a) teaching assistants, (b) other school support staff and (c) other school support staff; and if h

21 Jul 2022 · 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, if he will publish the same information in respect of the names of all areas of cross-departmental programme expenditure to which his Department plans t

21 Jul 2022 · 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 he will publish, with figures to the nearest £10 million, the (a) 11th to 25th-highest areas of cros

21 Jul 2022 · 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 he will publish the financial figures in that Answer to the nearest £10 million.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the costs of childcare in the last year.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made any representations to HM Treasury in the last year in respect of the need for improvements in the fabric of the school estate; and if he will make a statement.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made recommendations to school leaders in respect of prioritising building work and changes to the physical layout and facilities within schools over the summer holidays to reduce the transmissio

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the risks of high summer temperatures for school (a) children and young people and (b) staff in England.

21 Jul 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to revise the guidance on school (a) design and (b) planning in the context of mitigating risks to (i) children, (ii) young people and (iii) staff from high summer temperatures.

Source: official written-questions record.