Written questions
934 written questions tabled, most recent first.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Kickstart Scheme: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that traineeships and placements under the Kickstart scheme lead to an opportunity of an apprenticeship.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what amount of apprenticeship levy funding expired each month since January 2020.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the effect on the (a) quality and (b) quantity of apprenticeships of allowing levy-paying employers to choose which non-levy employers to transfer their unspent levy funds.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support SMEs in hiring apprentices before the introduction of the extended apprenticeship employer incentives announced in the Spending Review 2020.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Uni Connect Programme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding Phase 3 of the Uni Connect programme.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on further education college finances of the extra intake of 16 to 18 year old students in academic year 2020-21 and Education and Skills Funding Agency lagged funding
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reversing the decision to clawback any capital grant allocation allowance given to further education providers that has not been spent by 21 M
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Further Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on enabling greater flexibility to the rules on capital grants for further education colleges to allow that funding to be spent on laptops and IT
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Further Education: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that disadvantaged students without laptops and IT software studying at further education colleges are not digitally excluded.
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his polices of the Early Years Alliance’ survey which found that one in six early years providers could close by Christmas 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pa
30 Nov 2020 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the decision not to include Early Years providers in the short term Covid Workforce Funding offered to schools and colleges.
25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on NHS Property Services of NHS Trusts setting up wholly owned subsidiary companies to manage their estates and property.
25 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2020 to Question 97629, what assessment he has made of the benefits to patients of NHS trusts managing their estates and property through a wholly owned subsi
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer dated 8 October to Question 97635 on Hospitals: Construction, what information has been published on the progress to date of the 40 hospital building projects and other capit
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospitals: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October to Question 97634, on Hospitals: Construction, whether the revised process for approving business cases referred to in that Answer has been published.
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Integrated Care Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October to Question 100452 on Integrated Care Systems, if he will publish the record of the discussions with local authority leaders on legislative proposals that would
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, and with reference to the report entitled Investigation into government procurement during the COVID-19 pa
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, what the total amounts paid to the Contractors under the 26 Contracts placed through the Contract Award 4921
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, how many of the Contracts placed through the Contract Award 492193-2020 have been extended beyond the date o
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, whether the payment arrangements under the 26 Contracts placed through the Contract Award 492193-2020 met th
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, whether the payment arrangements under the 26 Contracts placed through the Contract Award 492193-2020 used t
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, what payment mechanisms were agreed under the 26 Contracts placed through the Contract Award 492193-2020.
23 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Hospital Beds: Private Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October to Question 97626 on Hospital Beds: Private Sector, what payments have been made under each of the 26 Contracts placed through the Contract Award 492193-2020.
17 Nov 2020 · Northern Ireland Office
Abortion: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to ensure the swift and comprehensive commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Department of Health; and if he will make a statement.
17 Nov 2020 · Northern Ireland Office
Abortion: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to support women from Northern Ireland who are required to travel to England, Scotland or Wales to access abortion services during the covid-19 outbreak.
17 Nov 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Contraceptives
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure local authorities are adequately supported in the reopening of comprehensive contraceptive services to support choice of appropriate contraception for women.
19 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice
Child Arrangements Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that women on low incomes are able to access legal aid in cases where a child arrangement order has been breached.
12 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Adult Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Education and Skills Funding Agency plans to clawback any unspent adult education budget funding from the 2020-21 financial year from further education providers.
7 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2019 to Question 6463 on Children: Day Care, what research the Government has carried out since 2018 to ensure that the evidence base on the costs of providing early years e
7 Oct 2020 · Department for Education
Secondary Education: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of careers advice in secondary education; and what assessment he has made of the effect of that advice on the social mobility of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
Source: official written-questions record.