Written questions

963 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Pupils: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of unexplained pupil absence in England from (a) 16 September 2021 and (b) 14 October 2021.

21 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Pupil Exclusions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the rate of school exclusions has been in (a) local authority maintained schools and (b) academies in each of the last five years.

21 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) academies and (b) free schools have negotiated recognition agreements with teaching unions.

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers hold a degree or degree-level qualification in the subject they teach (a) nationally, (b) regionally in England and (c) by local authority for the latest year for which figures are a

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to allow children eligible for the covid-19 vaccine to use walk-in and mass vaccination centres.

15 Oct 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to accelerate the covid-19 vaccination programme in schools.

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2021 to Question 45845, if she will publish the guidance used by caseworkers to determine whether an applicant for an overseas fee waiver has an urgent need to t

15 Oct 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2021 to Question 51784, for what reason her Department does not hold a record of the number of overseas fee waiver applications her Department has received since

15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education

Mathematics: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to improve the retention rate of mathematics teachers.

21 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Visas: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will authorise entry clearance without biometrics for visa applications from Afghan nationals in (a) Afghanistan and (b) countries bordering Afghanistan.

20 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Immigration: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2021 to Question 45845 on the revised policy on overseas fee waivers, what proportion of applications for overseas fee waivers have been (a) treated as urgent ap

20 Sep 2021 · Home Office

Immigration Controls: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2021 to Question 45845 on the revised policy on overseas fee waivers, whether applications from Afghanistan will be assessed to see if they meet the criteria for

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

School Day

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date he plans to publish his Department's review into the impact of the length of the school day on education recovery.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

School Day

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the average length of the school day by (a) local authority, (b) region and (c) nationally.

13 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

School Day: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department holds on the number of schools that have altered the length of their school day since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.

10 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

After School Clubs and Holiday Play Schemes: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of specialist after-school and holiday clubs for children with disabilities.

9 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Further Education: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2021 to Question 42022 on Schools: Internet, how many further education colleges lack full-fibre internet connectivity (a) nationally, (b) regionally and (c) by local autho

9 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2021 to Question 42022, what the (a) local authority and (b) regional breakdown is of the schools not in postcodes that (i) have access to full fibre internet and (ii) prop

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools lack full-fibre internet connectivity (a) nationally, (b) regionally and (c) by local authority.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 4 of the Department's Realising the potential of technology in education: A summary report, published in April 2019, how many teachers have participated in training courses on the use of

15 Jul 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Access to Work Programme: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints her Department has received about the access to work scheme in each of the last five years.

15 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

National Tutoring Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2021 to Question 21978, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) pupils enrolled and (b) schools onboarded in the National Tutoring Programme in each region.

14 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Holiday Activities and Food Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children took part in the Holiday Activities and Food programme in the 2021 Easter holidays in (a) total and (b) each local authority in England.

14 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has put in place to ensure Biometric Residence Permits are distributed to applications without any delays.

14 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Biometric Residence Permits are despatched to applicants within seven to 10 days of them receiving a decision letter.

14 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Biometric Residence Permits

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the efficiency of her Department's manufacture and distribution of Biometric Residence Permits.

9 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to assess the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines for those with compromised immune systems.

9 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Immunosuppression: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people who are immunosuppressed after the easing of covid-19 restrictions on 19 July 2021.

7 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services and Obesity: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of (a) the number of referrals received by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and (b) childhood obesity rates in each London borough.

5 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cumulative number is of covid-19 vaccine doses found not suitable for use, by (a) vaccine type and (b) NHS Region of residence, since January 2021.

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