Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when officials of his Department last met with representatives of the devolved administrations to discuss (a) how the apprenticeship levy will operate and (b) the proportion of the apprent

9 May 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2016 to Question 36124, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the apprenticeship levy on apprenticeship completion rates.

28 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Consumer Rights Act 2015: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rationale is for the extended exemption of the travel sector from the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings

28 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will set a target for apprenticeship completion rates by the end of this Parliament.

28 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what metrics he plans to use to measure the contribution which the apprenticeship levy will make to economic productivity.

28 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy: Degrees

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on employer sponsored degrees.

27 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the technology used for the digital voucher system for accessing funds from the apprenticeship levy will allow companies to direct unused funds to smaller companies in their supply

26 Apr 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Hove

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average distance is travelled by residents of Hove for face-to-face personal independence payment assessments.

26 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Patients: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department monitors the performance of Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group's patient transport services.

26 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Degrees

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people taking degree apprenticeships by the 2019-20 academic year.

25 Apr 2016 · Department of Health

Social Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of Better Care Fund funding was allocated to social care in England in the first quarter of 2015-16.

25 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2016 to Question 33699, what the duties of the board members of the Institute for Apprenticeships will be prior to the launch of that Institute in April

19 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprenticeship Levy: Devolution

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made in discussions with the devolved administrations on the drawing-down of funds on apprenticeships when the apprenticeship levy is introduced in April 2017.

13 Apr 2016 · Department for Education

Students: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department last reviewed its statutory guidance on post-16 transport to education and training.

13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Digital Technology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2015 to Question 16367, whether graduate schemes and internships will be supported by the apprenticeship levy.

13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Digital Technology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2015 to Question 16367, whether initiatives offering pre-16 training in digital skills to school children before they enter the workforce will be supp

13 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Digital Technology: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2015 to Question 16350, whether (a) professional and vocational training and (b) other alternative forms of digital skills development will be support

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Office of Rail and Road on improving those practices of train operating companies which relate to compensation for delays.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers: Disposable Wipes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that manufacturers of disposable wipes follow water industry guidelines and use the do not flush logo.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Education

ICT: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the present amount of Continued Professional Development funding for training teachers in the new computing curriculum will be maintained for future academic years.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will appoint a Shadow Board of the Institute of Apprenticeships.

12 Apr 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether employers will be able to direct unused funds from their apprenticeship levy accounts towards supporting training apprentices working with (a) their distributers and (b) other comp

11 Apr 2016 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sewers: Disposable Wipes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the flushability tests used by manufacturers of disposable wipes.

8 Apr 2016 · Department for Transport

Railways: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to respond to the Office of Rail and Road's recommendations following Which?'s super-complaint regarding train companies and the compensation process for passengers affected by train d

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Further Education: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what average annual tuition fee is charged by further education colleges for higher education courses.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Students: Age

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average age is of students studying for their first higher education qualification in (a) universities and (b) further education colleges.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of higher education students continued to (a) further study and (b) employment when leaving (i) university and (ii) a further education college in each of the last five ye

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Further Education: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many part-time students have taken higher education qualifications at a further education college in each of the last five years.

22 Mar 2016 · Department for Education

Students: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans for the statutory guidance for local authorities, entitled Post-16 transport to education and training, next to be reviewed to take account of the raising of the education and training participat

21 Mar 2016 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Apprentices: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether learners studying on degree apprenticeship programmes are exempt from council tax.

Source: official written-questions record.