Bridget Phillipson

8 Feb 2019 · Department for Education

Disabled Students’ Allowances

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that prospective students eligible to receive Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSAs) receive adequate information on DSAs before starting their courses.

8 Feb 2019 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking through the 25 Year Environment Plan to promote learning on the environment and sustainability for children in schools with low levels of access to

8 Feb 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to assist local authorities in providing support for children in homes where there is parental alcohol misuse.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Borders: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what proposals for alternative arrangements for the Irish backstop are being considered.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Borders: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the amount of time that the Civil Service has spent on assessing the viability of alternative arrangements for the Irish border for when the UK leaves the EU.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Alternative Arrangements Working Group

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much time the Civil Service plans to allocate towards supporting the Alternative Arrangements Working Group.

6 Feb 2019 · Department for Exiting the European Union

Brexit: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much money from the public purse has been spent on assessing the viability of alternative arrangements for the Irish border.

31 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusions in relation to (a) children living in poverty, (b) the provision of childcare available to low-income families and

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of graduate early years’ teachers.

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has assessed the relationship between (a) the level of provision of early years’ education and (b) inequalities in educational attainment.

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of Save the Children's estimate, in their report entitled Lost Opportunities, Lost Income, published 23 January 2019, that mothers ar

30 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) uptake of financial support available to parents for childcare costs, especially among low-income families.

29 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide low-income families with financial support for childcare when that childcare is paid for.

29 Jan 2019 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the effect of universal credit on people's ability to pay upfront childcare costs without incurring debt.

29 Jan 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking through the Cross-government suicide prevention workplan to help prevent loneliness and other underlying factors associated with suicide in children and young people.

28 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oleg Kozlovsky

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Russia on the reported abduction of Oleg Kozlovsky.

28 Jan 2019 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Iran: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Iran on legal and political restrictions on human rights campaigners.

25 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made and assessment of the potential merits of introducing a requirement for the workforce in (a) private, (b) voluntary and (b) independent childcare settings to contain at least one

25 Jan 2019 · Department for Education

Teachers: Graduates

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons his Department is no longer focusing on using its 2017 Early Years Workforce Strategy to increase the number of specialist graduates employed in early years’ education in favour of focusing on

30 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Opportunity North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2018 to Question 194656 on Opportunity North East, from which of his Department's budgets will the £12 million be allocated.

22 Nov 2018 · Department for Education

Opportunity North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his announcement of 8 October 2018 that the North East will receive £24 million in funding through Opportunity North East, whether that funding is additional funding or is planned to come from

6 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners: Vacancies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the role of nurse practitioners in filling shortages of General Practitioners.

1 Nov 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 183928 on Influenza: Vaccination, and with reference to the guidance, Flu Vaccination Programme Delivery Guidance 2018-19 published by NHS Engl

25 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the shortages of aTIV, the recommended flu vaccine for over-65s.

25 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of aTIV, the recommended flu vaccine for over-65s at (a) GP practices, (b) pharmacies and (c) other health service providers.

24 Oct 2018 · Department of Health and Social Care

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of supplies of the aTIV flu vaccine for people over 65 years of age.

24 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of teaching vacancies in (a) the North East and (b) Sunderland in (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18.

24 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Opportunity North East: Sunderland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of Opportunity North East on (a) secondary school outcomes, (b) the number of young people attending Russell Group universities and (c) teacher retention in S

24 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Opportunity North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria were used to identify the four areas that will be focused on in Opportunity North East.

24 Oct 2018 · Department for Education

Opportunity North East: Sunderland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to include any Sunderland secondary schools in his key secondary schools identified as part of Opportunity North East.