Written questions

2,061 written questions tabled, most recent first.

31 Mar 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Apprentices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprentices were employed in each Government department in the financial year 2021-22; and what proportion of the total workforce were apprentices in each Government department in 2021-2022.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue his Department has raised by charging staff for car parking spaces at each of the office premises operated by (a) his Department, (b) Ofqual and Ofsted, (c) his executive agencies, (d) his exec

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many car parking spaces have been made available to staff (a) free of charge and (b) at a charge at each of the office premises operated by (a) his Department, (b) Ofqual and Ofsted, (c) his executive agenc

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the comments made by the Director of GCHQ on 31 March 2022 on the standard of the UK's cybersecurity, whether he has made a recent assessment of the cybersecurity and resilience to cyber attac

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Educational Institutions: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the comments of the Director of GCHQ on 31 March 2022 on the standard of the UK's cyber security, whether he has made a recent assessment of the cybersecurity and resilience to cyber attack of

31 Mar 2022 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Apprentices

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Public Sector Apprenticeships Target, how many apprentices were employed in each participating department in the financial year 2021-22; what proportion of the total workforce in each parti

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Randstad

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 31 March 2022, HCWS755 on Education Update, on what date the decision was taken not to renew the contract held with Randstad beyond its initial contract term.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Parliamentary Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of working days is that it has taken him in the (a) 2021-22 Parliamentary Session as a whole and (b) in the 2021-22 Parliamentary Session (i) up to 15 September 2021 and (ii) from 16 Sep

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Public Sector Apprenticeships Target, how many apprentices were employed in his Department in the financial year 2021-22; what proportion of the total workforce in 2021-22 were apprentices

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) Government departments and (b) other public sector organisations have used the Apprenticeship Levy to fund (i) MBAs and (ii) other academic masters qualifications for staff in each of the last three y

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

British Students Abroad: Russia and Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2022 to Question 146609 on British Students Abroad: Russia and Ukraine, what assessment he has made of the capacity in UK universities to enable students who were in Ukraine a

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to change the current framework governing the opening of new schools.

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Textbooks: Languages

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his answer on teaching materials for Ukrainian-speaking and Russian-speaking children (question 145854), what steps he has taken to assure the precision, accuracy, usability, and suitability for chi

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of money disbursed by companies and other employers in the UK on childcare during hours in which parents are working, including on (a) children too young to go to school,

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of money disbursed from public funds on childcare, including on (a) children too young to go to school, (b) before-school activities, (c) after-school activities and (d)

31 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of money disbursed privately by people and families each year during parents' working hours on (a) childcare for children who too young to go to school, (b) before school

30 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) companies and limited liability partnerships, (b) charities and (c) other organisations that have used the Apprenticeships Levy to fund MBAs for staff in each of t

30 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the total cost of MBAs funded through the Apprenticeships Levy in each of the last three years.

30 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Postgraduate Education: Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have (a) commenced and (b) completed an MBA using funds raised by the Apprenticeship Levy in each of the last three years.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Public Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department proposes to spend on (a) focus group research, (b) opinion polling and (c) other forms of opinion research in each of the next three financial years.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Public Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department made of its spending on all forms of educational research, other than on focus group research and opinion polling, in each of the next three financial years.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Public Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on all forms of educational research other than opinion research, such as focus group research and opinion polling, in each of the last 15 years.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on changing the framework governing the opening of new schools.

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Government Departments and Non-departmental Public Bodies: Public Opinion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by each (a) Government department and (b) non-departmental public body on (i) focus group research, (ii) opinion polling and (iii) other forms of opinion research in each of the last 20 years

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Treasury: Public Opinion

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) HMRC on (i) focus group research, (ii) opinion polling and (iii) other forms of opinion research in each of the last 20 years.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Public Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on (a) focus group research, (b) opinion polling and (c) other forms of opinion research in each of the last 20 years.

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Educational Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the SEND Review published on 29 March 2022 and his associated statement to the House of the same date, what his planned timetable is for additional educational psychologists to be in place sup

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the review of the Apprenticeships Levy announced as part of the Spring Statement on 23 March 2022, what matters are most frequently raised with him by (a) businesses, (b) trades unions and (c) coll

29 Mar 2022 · Treasury

Apprentices: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the extent to which the Apprenticeships Levy has (a) funded new apprenticeships, (b) supported new provision for the acquisition of skills and (c) led to the rebadging of existing traini

29 Mar 2022 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the example of Daniella on page 40 of the SEND review he presented to Parliament on 29 March 2022 (CP 624); how many children aged four are educated at a nursery; what proportion of four year olds i

Source: official written-questions record.