Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

22 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Unemployment: Females

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unemployed women with dependent children there were in England in each of the last 6 months.

22 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that apprenticeship programmes are accessible to people with a disability.

22 Feb 2018 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the third report of the Home Affairs committee, Home Office delivery of Brexit: immigration, published on 14 February 2018, HC 421, when her Department plans to publish final guidanc

22 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on the car industry in the (a) North East and (b) UK of the UK leaving the EU.

22 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on industry in the (a) North East and (b) UK of the UK leaving the EU.

21 Feb 2018 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on manufacturing in (a) the North East and (b) the UK of the UK leaving the EU.

21 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126733 on Schools, how the Government is promoting its statutory guidance on the effect of the Baker Clause on school responsibilities.

21 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Financial Services: Women

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what specific steps his Department is taking to encourage companies in the UK financial sector to sign up to the Women in Finance Charter.

21 Feb 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Public Sector: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effect of the public sector pay cap on child poverty in (a) Newcastle, (b) the North East and (c) the UK since the imposition of that cap.

21 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Low Incomes: Children

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support low income families with children under five years of age in England.

20 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide a breakdown of the operating costs of (a) the childcare voucher scheme and (b) tax-free childcare.

20 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness about childcare support.

20 Feb 2018 · Cabinet Office

Lone Parents: Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of single parents in England with a child aged under five are in full-time employment.

20 Feb 2018 · Cabinet Office

Mothers: Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of mothers in England with a child aged under five are in full-time work.

20 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare providers in (a) the North East and (b) England are offering the 30-hours free childcare scheme with additional charges.

8 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department has issued on 30 hours free childcare provision to parents whose job circumstances change in the rolling three-month period.

8 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 124116 on Children: Daycare, how many of the callers to the childcare service helpline successfully completed their application for Tax-Free Childcare.

7 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Unemployment: Parents

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the economic cost of parents unable to enter the labour market because of childcare costs, in each year since 2013.

7 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Employment: Females

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the effect of childcare costs on female participation in the labour market.

7 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Living Wage: Mothers

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Treasury Committee of 31 January 2018, what (a) amount and (b) proportion of the 6 per cent increase in maternal employment she cited is p

7 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Employment: Mothers

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to the Treasury Committee of 31 January 2018, what her evidential basis is for there having been an increase in maternal employment of 6 per cent

7 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Vocational Guidance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to consult further with (a) further education colleges and (b) other stakeholders on proposals contained in the Government's Careers Strategy.

5 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Public Sector: North East

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has conducted any risk assessments on public service contracts held with private sector contractors in the North East.

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on the number of apprenticeships being offered by non-levy paying SMEs that co-invest 10 per cent of the cost of training an apprentice.

5 Feb 2018 · Department for Education

Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds information on the number of schools in England that are compliant with the Baker Clause.

5 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number and proportion of families eligible to receive Tax Free Childcare that do not have access to the internet.

5 Feb 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual administration costs are of (a) the childcare voucher scheme and (b) tax-free childcare.

29 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of people aged 25 and over undertaking training in apprenticeships.

29 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reduction from 103,000 to 20,000 in the number of people aged 25 and over starting apprenticeships between the final two quarters of 2016-17.

29 Jan 2018 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 123518, Carillion: Insolvency, what steps his Department is taking to support the Construction Industry Training Board in identifying alternative employers.

Source: official written-questions record.