Written questions
1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Jul 2019 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Welfare Assistance Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding that will be allocated to local welfare assistance provision in the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2020-21.
16 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many apprenticeship starts in England were funded by the NHS in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2018-19 at each apprenticeship level.
10 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding NHS England has allocated to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities during the lifespan of the NHS Long-Term Plan.
10 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what outcomes NHS England plans to achieve for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities during the lifespan of the NHS Long Term Plan.
5 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that children’s hospices receive notice of their individual 2020-21 NHS England children’s hospice grant allocation in time to inform their budget planning for tha
5 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for publishing the 2020-21 NHS England children’s hospice grant allocations.
5 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the total value of the children’s hospice grant does not fall below £12million between the years 2020-21 and 2023-24 inclusive.
5 Jul 2019 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospices: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total value of the NHS England Children’s Hospice Grant will be in (a) 2020-21 (b) 2021-22 (c) 2022-23 and (d) 2023-24.
3 Jul 2019 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of apprenticeship levy funds expiring from employers' accounts was in June 2019; and what plans the Government has for those funds.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of Apprenticeship Levy funds expiring from employers' accounts was in May 2019; and what plans the Government has for those funds.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing NHS organisations to use their Apprenticeship Levy funds to cover the backfill costs incurred by providing apprenticeship places.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) proportion and (b) total value of Apprenticeship Levy funds available to NHS organisations is currently unspent; and if he will make a statement.
21 Jun 2019 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the barriers preventing NHS organisations from being able to fully utilise their Apprenticeship Levy funds; and if h
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to tackle the effects of the east coast main line reducing from four tracks to two north of Northallerton.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on improving (a) journey times, (b) capacity and (c) reliability on the east coast main line between England and Scotland; and if he will make a s
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the merits of confirming Network Rail budgets (a) earlier and (b) over a longer period of time; and if he will make a statement.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
Network Rail: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to confirm the level of funding available to Network Rail for control periods (a) 7 from 2024 to 2029 and (b) 8 from 2029 to 2034.
20 Jun 2019 · Department for Transport
East Coast Main Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2019 to Question 243444 on East Coast Railway Line, what progress his Department has made in identifying and assessing further potential enhancements for the east coast main l
4 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children with disabilities were in receipt of tax-free childcare as of 31 May 2019.
4 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of tax-free childcare accounts are used by households with one or more self-employed parents as of 31 May 2019.
4 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents have opened and subsequently closed a tax-free childcare account since 21 April 2017.
4 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints relating to the tax-free childcare scheme have been received by HMRC as of 31 May 2019.
4 Jun 2019 · Treasury
Children: Day Care
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families have (a) a tax-free childcare account and (b) have made a payment through their tax-free childcare account.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Opportunity North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had to discuss the Opportunity North East initiative outside of Opportunity North East Strategic Board meetings since January 2018.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list meetings (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had with (i) academics and (ii) multi-academy trusts and school leaders on the priorities of the Opportunity North East initiative.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Higher Education: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps Opportunity North East will take to boost the rate of participation in higher education, degree apprenticeships and other high quality technical education options.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Young People: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps Opportunity North East will take to partner with local businesses to improve job prospects for young people across the region.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps Opportunity North East will take to smooth transitions from primary to secondary education.
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the report entitled, Implementation of Opportunity Areas: An independent evaluation published by the National Foundation for Educational
24 Apr 2019 · Department for Education
Schools: North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Opportunity North East Strategic Board, if he will appoint (a) a North East based headteacher as the Board’s co-chair; and (b) one or more North East based classroom teachers to the Board.
Source: official written-questions record.