Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Jan 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Regional Planning and Development: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many urban transformation centres are planned under the Northern Powerhouse Plan; what the remit of such centres will be; when each such centre will be operational; and how much has b

15 Dec 2016 · Home Office

Refugees: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on developing the Community Sponsorship Scheme for refugees announced in October 2015.

1 Dec 2016 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Skills in the Technical and Further Education Public Bill Committee on 29 November 2016, column 122, what the targeted procurement organisati

30 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the final report of the independent project board into Southern Rail, chaired by Chris Gibb.

29 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what objectives he has set for the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

29 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2016 to Question 54712, what proportion of the additional funding for research and development from April 2017 will be directed through the I

28 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Universities: North of England

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to paragraph 4.9 of the Government's Northern Powerhouse Strategy, published in November 2016, from which funding streams the £100 million spending to 2020-21 on in

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business-University Research Collaborations Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 7 December 2015 to Question 18473, whether the Government plans to publish a response to the Dowling Review of Business-University Research Collabo

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total value is of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Innovation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution by his predecessor of 28 June 2016, Official Report, column 130, when the Government plans to publish a National Innovation Plan.

23 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects to commence the distribution of funding under the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

23 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what delivery mechanisms the Government plans to use for the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

23 Nov 2016 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he expects to issue guidance on the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

23 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the £1.1 billion announced for English transport networks in the 2016 Budget he plans will be spent on rail projects in the South East.

23 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 87 of the Budget 2016, and page 58 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how the shortfall of £100 million in estimated revenue from the Apprenticeship Levy in 2020-21 will be addressed.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Trailblazer groups which develop new apprenticeship standards will continue to be known as Trailblazer groups once the Institute for Apprenticeships has begun operating in April 2017.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is responsible for carrying out the end point assessment for an apprenticeship standard when there is no approved organisation in place to do so.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Lifelong Learning

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.102 of Budget 2016, HC 901, what progress her Department has made on reviewing the gaps in support for lifetime learning.

14 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 52466, at which stations the additional staff paid for by the Rail Reparation Fund have been based.

14 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the comments by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport to the Transport Select Committee on 7 November 2016, Question 347, that he was looking at making in-franchise charges

11 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Digital Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date employers will become able to register on the Digital Apprenticeship Scheme.

8 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what the Rail Reparation Fund, announced by Network Rail in December 2015, was spent.

7 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release published on 13 October 2016, when he expects Delay Repay 15 to be introduced on Southern Rail.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Season Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on introducing (a) flexible ticketing and (b) rail season tickets tailored towards part-time workers on the Govia Thameslink Railway franchise.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Transport

Govia Thameslink Railway: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2016 to Question 45235, what progress his Department has made on reviewing compensation options for Southern Rail passengers following the recent disruption to the regular

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to implement the recommendations of the Report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education.

1 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Sixth Form Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new (a) school sixth forms and (b) 16 to 19 free schools have opened in each of the last six years.

1 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury

Further Education and Sixth Form Education: VAT

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much (a) further education colleges and (b) sixth form colleges paid in VAT in each of the last five years.

31 Oct 2016 · Department for Education

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2016 to Question 48981, what the staff numbers for the Institute for Apprenticeships will be in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.

19 Oct 2016 · Department of Health

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it remains Government policy to introduce a two per cent social care precept on council tax and additional funding for the Better Care Fund in 2017-18.

Source: official written-questions record.