Written questions

993 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Academies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many related party transactions by multi-academy trusts there have been in each year since 2010.

25 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Academies: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the the Academies Financial Handbook, how many contentious connected party transactions were referred to the Education and Skills Funding Agency in each year since that requirement was introdu

25 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of non-domestic providers of childcare rated as requires improvement by Ofsted and subequently re-inspected within 12 months are still rated (a) as requires improvement or (b) inadequate.

25 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Childminding: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of childminders who left the profession in the last year were rated (a) outstanding (b) good, (c) requires improvement and (d) inadequate in their last Ofsted inspection.

25 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 130831 on Pre-school Education: Finance, how many local authorities allocated a quality supplement through the early years funding formula in each year since

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools by type of school have moved from (a) good or outstanding to (b) inadequate or requires improvement in each regional schools commissioner jurisdiction area in each year since regional schools c

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools by type of school have improved from (a) inadequate or requires improvement to (b) good or outstanding in each regional schools commissioner jurisdiction area in each year since regional school

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Schools: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools by type of school are rated as (a) requires improvement or (b) inadequate in each regional schools commissioner area.

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Collective Spirit Multi-Academy Trust

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) Ofsted, (b) the Education and Skills Funding Agency, (c) the Regional Schools Commissioner and (d) his Department had sight of board minutes from the Manchester Creative Studio or the Collective Spi

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides on how multi-academy trust board minutes and other records should be stored in instances where (a) a previous academy board is replaced and placed under new sponsorship and

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what resources her Department has allocated to support the knowledge development of work coaches to encourage people to work in the childcare sector.

17 Apr 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of early years tutors in further education settings have taken part in the professional exchange trial.

29 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 130831, on Pre-school Education: Finance, how many local authorities allocated a quality supplement through the early years funding formula in each year since 2010

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 31 of the Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017, how much funding and to whom the Government has allocated funding to develop an online portal that sets out career paths, brings effective o

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been (a) made available and (b) to which organisations to support early years settings on (i) SEND, (ii) speech and language development and (iii) effective business management; and how man

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 28 of the Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017, what progress has been made on establishing the early years panel to implement the skills plan and develop the childcare and early education

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of level of staff turnover in each type of early years childcare setting; and what the level of turnover is by level of qualification.

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish the next childcare and early years providers survey.

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 25 of the Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017, who the members of the task and finish group on gender diversity in the childcare sector are; what progress that group has made on identifyi

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 23 of the Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017, when the training needs analysis for early years tutors in FE settings took place; who conducted that analysis; and what the outcomes of tha

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has made available to the National Apprenticeship Service to raise awareness of early years apprenticeships as detailed in the Early years workforce Strategy 2017.

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many events have taken place in schools or colleges in (a) England and (b) each region with the Education and Employers Charity to promote opportunities in the early years sector referred to in the Early Ye

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Enterprise Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of people working for the Enterprise Adviser Network who have previously worked in childcare settings.

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Childminding: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of childminders hold (a) level 2, (b) level 3 and (c) level 4, 5, 6 childcare qualifications.

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the early years workforce working in group-based settings have (a) entered and (b) left the profession in each year since September 2013.

15 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 17 of the Early Years workforce strategy 2017, what steps he has taken to engage the childcare sector in exploring ways to target support where it is most needed.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017, what progress has been made on the feasibility study due to report in March 2018 into developing a programme that specifically seeks to grow the gradua

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the results of the review into early years initial teacher training announced in the Early Years Workforce Strategy 2017.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual marketing budget is for recruiting (a) early years, (b) primary and (c) secondary school teachers.

14 Mar 2018 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many visits the landing page for the specific early years area on the Get into teaching website had in each year since that website was launched compared with the equivalent landing page for (a) primary tea

Source: official written-questions record.