Written questions
959 written questions tabled, most recent first.
24 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to respond to the School Teachers' Review Body report on teachers' pay from September 2016; and when she plans to publish the draft 2016 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions document for consultat
23 May 2016 · Department of Health
Professions: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that scientists and technicians working in the health sector should be registered with a professional body such as the Science Council.
23 May 2016 · Department of Health
Health Services: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) science-related contracts and (b) outsourced activities in the health sector are awarded to organisations that demonstrate a commitment to high professional standards and
23 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, how her Department plans to determine which universities will be able to establish a centre of ex
23 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, when her Department plans to consult sector bodies on the proposed creation of centres for excell
23 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, with which (a) individuals, (b) organisations and (c) universities she has had discussions regard
23 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the statutory framework is for the accreditation of teachers in England; and whether her Department has plans to change that framework.
23 May 2016 · Department for Education
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she still plans to introduce compulsory resit tests in (a) English reading and (b) mathematics for year 7 pupils who do not reach the required standard at the end of key stage 2.
18 May 2016 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on the number of people in the UK with undiagnosed heart valve disease; and if he will estimate the potential cost to the NHS of treating such people.
18 May 2016 · Department of Health
Science
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on ensuring that all science-related government contracts and outsourced activities are awarded to organisations that demonstrate a commitment to high professional standards and invest in the pr
18 May 2016 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce geographic variation in access to surgical and transcatheter interventions for heart valve disease.
18 May 2016 · Department of Health
Health Professions: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that non-medical scientists and technicians working in the health sector are registered with the Science Council or other relevant professional bodies.
18 May 2016 · Department for Education
University Technical Colleges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students were on the roll of university technical colleges in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015 and (d) 2016.
18 May 2016 · Department for Education
University Technical Colleges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which university technical colleges closed in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015 and (d) 2016.
18 May 2016 · Department for Education
University Technical Colleges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital spending was committed to university technical colleges in (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015 and (d) 2016.
18 May 2016 · Department for Education
Science: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) physics and (b) chemistry trainee teachers undertook a pre-initial teacher training subject knowledge enhancement course, broken down by subject and length of course, in each of the last five years
18 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices there are (a) at each level and (b) by age of apprentice in each of the armed forces.
9 May 2016 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients in the UK with undiagnosed heart valve disease in the last year for which data is available.
9 May 2016 · Department of Health
Heart Diseases
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce variation across the UK in access to surgical and transcatheter interventions for heart valve disease.
6 May 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Asbestos
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government plans to provide for the removal of asbestos in maintained schools that are to be converted into academies.
6 May 2016 · Ministry of Defence
Army: Basic Skills
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of enlisted soldiers attain (a) Level 1 and (b) Level 2 literacy and numeracy skills by the end of their third year of service.
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of regional variation in the proportion of initial teacher training places allocated to providers with an outstanding Ofsted rating in the last 12 months for which figu
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Armed Forces: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department requires the armed forces to provide entrants aged under 18 with 280 guided learning hours per year towards accredited qualifications.
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
School Leaving
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of 16 and 17 year olds participated in full-time education in England in (a) 2005 and (b) 2015.
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Armed Forces: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department received on exempting the armed forces from providing recruits under the age of 18 with the minimum standards required under the Education and Skills Act 2008; and if she wil
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that proposed Ofsted local area inspections include a requirement that Local Offers should contain clear information about local play opportunities and entitlements.
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on evidence suggesting a link between the A-level results of trainee teachers and their later performance when in a teaching career.
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the statistical or other criteria are which her Department plans to apply in assessing which providers are to be given a multi-year allocation of initial teacher training places.
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of her Department's white paper Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, what factors will be taken into account in assessing which graduates are well-qualifi
3 May 2016 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the relationship between the degree classifications of trainee teachers with their later performance in a teaching career.
Source: official written-questions record.