Written questions
415 written questions tabled, most recent first.
13 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Sutton Trust report Chain Effects 2017.
13 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Academies: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to tackle the poor performance of the majority of academy trusts, as set out in the Sutton Trust report Chain Effects 2017.
12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Home Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of each age were home-schooled in each local authority and parliamentary constituency in (a) 2009-10 and (b) the most recent year for which data is available; and if she will make a statement.
12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Academies
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of re-brokering academies on pupils' attainment and on schools' Ofsted grades.
12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Private Education: Pupil Exclusions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were registered in independent alternative provision for excluded young people in each local authority and parliamentary constituency in (a) 2010 and (b) the most recent year for which figures
12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Primary Education: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the academic attainment at Key Stage 2 was for pupils permanently excluded from maintained secondary schools in each year from 2009-10 to the most recent year for which data is available.
12 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Academies: Sponsorship
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies have been transferred to a new sponsor since 1 September 2015.
4 Jul 2017 · Department for Education
Pupils: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Supreme Court ruling on Isle of Wight Council v Platt in April 2017, what plans she has to work with her colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to addres
3 Jul 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the Home Building Fund has been allocated to property developers in each region since October 2016.
3 Jul 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of successful applications to the Home Building Fund have been submitted by builders delivering less than 100 units per year since the introduction of that fund.
30 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue urgent guidance on what are acceptable replacement materials for the multi-storey blocks that have had cladding removed.
30 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Fire Extinguishers
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to decide whether sprinkler systems should be a mandatory requirement for high-rise buildings.
30 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding is being put in place to support local authorities and social housing landlords repairing high-rise blocks as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire.
29 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Grenfell Tower: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the cladding used at Grenfell Tower was approved for use when the tower was refurbished; and whether standards changed after that refurbishment.
29 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
High Rise Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in heating costs for residents living in high-rise blocks from which cladding has been removed.
29 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Building Regulations
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to reassure the public about the adequacy of building standards.
29 Jun 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government
Grenfell Tower: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the material used to clad Grenfell Tower was approved under British standards and has subsequently failed British Research Establishment tests.
28 Jun 2017 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the funding will be allocated that was pledged to new grammar schools in the 2015-2017 Parliament.
14 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury
Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to deter UK-headquartered multinational companies from using tax havens to avoid paying tax in developing countries.
14 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury
Corporation Tax
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether when considering rates of UK corporation tax it is his Department's policy to take into account the spillover effect that a reduction in the UK's rate of corporation tax would have on other countries.
9 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Housing Benefit: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the significant findings were of equalities impact assessment on the removal of housing benefit for 18 to 21 year olds.
6 Mar 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions
Mesothelioma: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has produced updated estimates of the (a) annual and (b) total number of (i) applicants to and (ii) costs of the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme for 2014 to 2024, since change
20 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury
Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many commercial debt management companies that have been refused a licence by the Financial Conduct Authority have appealed its decision in the last five years; and how many of those companies won their appeal.
20 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury
Financial Services: Licensing
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost to the Financial Conduct Authority is of each appeal process.
20 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury
Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many commercial debt management companies have been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in the last five years.
20 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury
Financial Services: Licensing
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Financial Conduct Authority's statutory deadline is for an authorisation for regulated activity once an application for a licence has been lodged.
20 Jan 2017 · HM Treasury
Debts
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many commercial debt management companies have applied for a licence but have been declined by the Financial Conduct Authority in the last five years.
6 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport
High Speed 2 Line: North of England
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it is Government policy that the High Speed 2 and Northern Powerhouse rail projects are not developed in isolation; and whether he plans to integrate those two schemes.
6 Jan 2017 · Department for Transport
Aviation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support the creation of new long-haul air services to airports across the UK to support international trade as part of the new Aviation Policy Framework.
14 Dec 2016 · Department for Education
Schools: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on projected increases in costs for schools over the next five years.
Source: official written-questions record.