Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of (a) pupils and (b) schools that have been unable to take part in national tests due to disruption caused by reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the last 12 mo

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the safety of school buildings constructed using block and beam concrete.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average expected design life is of schools constructed using block and beam concrete.

16 Feb 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Concrete

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were constructed using block and beam concrete in each local authority.

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to question HL7130 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, if she will publish a table of the dates on which Teacher Pension Scheme contribution rates for employers involved in

16 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to question HL7130 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, if she will publish a table of the number of employers involved in the provision of private education which have (a) p

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2023 to Question HL7130 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, if she will publish a list of employers involved in the provision of private education which (a) are or (b) have

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school children are learning online due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their schools in each region.

13 Oct 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school (a) sports and (b) recreational pitches have been used for temporary classrooms due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in main school buildings.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the highest number of lost learning days was in the schools in which the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete was deemed to be critical.

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timetable is for completing the necessary rebuilding work for schools that require steel props or timber ceilings as a result of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concr

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of responsible bodies that have completed reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) surveys have responded that they do not know whether RAAC is present within school buildings

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of schools that will require temporary classrooms due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC); how many schools that require temporary classroom

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the (a) capital support, (b) revenue support and (c) support for (i) portacabins and (ii) other temporary accommodation provided by her Department for each school affected by RAAC .

19 Sep 2023 · Department for Education

Schools: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a list of the (a) number of portacabins currently (i) on-site and (ii) in-use and (b) dates on which each portacabin will be removed for every school affected by RAAC; and if she will make a

16 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of allowing pupils who are eligible for free school meals to use an unspent daily allowance on a future day.

16 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what were the savings to the public purse of unspent free school meal allowances in the (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23 financial years; and if she will make a statement.

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

School Meals: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the amount of debt owed by families for school meals for the latest period for which data is available; what recent discussions she has held with (a) local author

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals: Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number and proportion of pupils in (a) reception, (b) Year 1 and (c) Year 2 who qualify for means-tested free school meals but are not registered for them; and if she wi

14 Jun 2023 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2023 to Question 165189 on Free School Meals, for what reason her Department has not made an estimate of the take-up rate for free school meals since December 2013; and if she

7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate, broken down by each UK (a) nation and (b) region, of the number and proportion of all three to four-year-olds who were eligible for 30 hours per week of free education and childcar

7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate, broken down by each UK (a) nation and (b) region, of the number and proportion of all two-year-olds who were eligible for 15 hours per week of free education and childcare in each

7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of eligible three to four-year-olds are registered for 30 hours per week of free early education and childcare, broken down by each UK (i) nation and (ii) region, as of 7 February 2

7 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of eligible (a) two-year-olds and (b) three to four-year-olds are registered for 15 hours per week of free early education and childcare, broken down by each UK (i) nation and (ii)

7 Feb 2023 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families were eligible for tax-free childcare in each UK (a) nation and (b) region in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the total (a) value and (b) number of grants and funding awarded via competitive bidding processes by his Department in each of the last four years; and how many competitive bidding applications have b

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what was the total (a) value and (b) number of grants and funding awarded via competitive bidding processes by her Department in each of the last four years; and how many competitive bidding applications have b

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what was the total (a) value and (b) number of grants and funding awarded via competitive bidding processes by his Department in each of the last four years; and how many competitive bidding applicatio

6 Feb 2023 · Home Office

Home Office: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the total (a) value and (b) number of grants and funding awarded via competitive bidding processes by her Department in each of the last four years; and how many competitive bidding applicati

6 Feb 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what was the total (a) value and (b) number of grants and funding awarded via competitive bidding processes by his Department in each of the last four years; and how many competitive

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