Written questions
963 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care
Travel: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with EU counterparts to help ensure that UK citizens who received an Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine will be able to participate in travel arrangements with the E
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
National Tutoring Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 21978 on National Tutoring Programme, how many and what proportion of the 234,000 pupils enrolled in the National Tutoring Programme are in each local authority.
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Season Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2021 to Question 23276, whether he has plans to introduce a national fixed discount level for flexible season tickets compared to annual season tickets on the same routes.
5 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Ventilation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has provided to schools to improve classroom ventilation since January 2021.
1 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the retention rate was after one year post-qualification for newly qualified teachers in each of the last ten calendar years by (a) region and (b) local authority.
30 Jun 2021 · Cabinet Office
Anti-social Behaviour
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people have (a) witnessed and (b) personally experienced antisocial behaviour in their local area for each local authority in the last 12
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Arts and Design
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers are employed to teach (a) art, (b) design, (c) music and (d) drama in each English region.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money has been provided to schools for art materials in each of the last 10 calendar years.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
GCSE: Arts and Design
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils achieved GCSEs in (a) art, (b) design and technology, (c) music and (d) drama in each of the last 10 calendar years.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools lack a qualified teacher in (a) art and design, (b) drama and (c) music.
28 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Season Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2021 to Question 21298, Railways: Season Tickets, what comparative assessment he has made of the cost-per-day savings offered to two and three days a week commuters travelling
28 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Teachers: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers were employed in (a) art and design, (b) drama and (c) music in schools in England in each of the last 10 calendar years.
24 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
National Tutoring Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2021 to Question 18546 on the National Tutoring Programme, of the 173,000 children who have commenced tutoring, how many were located in (a) the South East, (b) the South West,
23 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
National Tutoring Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the level of awareness in schools of the National Tutoring Programme.
23 Jun 2021 · Department for Transport
Railways: Season Tickets
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimates he has made of the potential uptake of flexible season tickets in the first year they are in use (a) between Hove and London Terminals and (b) across the networks.
18 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
National Tutoring Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2021 to Question 183135, how many children are currently receiving tutoring by (a) local authority and (b) region.
18 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
National Tutoring Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2021 to Question 11547, what the anticipated regional breakdown is of the 750,000 pupils expected to receive tutoring under the National Tutoring Programme in academic year 202
16 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide a breakdown of planned funding for school sports in 2021-22 by local authority.
16 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Physical Education: Teachers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many PE teachers were employed by schools in each of the last 10 calendar years, by local authority.
16 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Multi-academy Trusts: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the strength of the inspection regime for multi-academy trusts.
16 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report, Fight or flight? How stuck schools are overcoming isolation: evaluation report, published by Ofsted in January 2020, what is his latest estimate of the number of schools defined as
15 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Education: Finance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the relationship between investment in education and long-term financial returns to the public purse.
14 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Playing Fields
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school playing fields have been converted under section 77 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 in each of the last 10 years.
14 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Exercise and Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of school-age children who receive at least 30 minutes of sport and physical activity each school day.
14 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much covid-19 recovery funding has been allocated to school sports.
10 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Fire Extinguishers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the requiring the installation of sprinkler systems in schools in England.
9 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of pupils regularly being tested for covid-19 within schools.
9 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many covid-19 lateral flow tests have been (a) distributed to schools for pupil use and (b) formally completed by pupils since March 2021.
7 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Pupils: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of pupils' mental health and wellbeing during the covid-19 outbreak.
4 Jun 2021 · Department for Education
Regional Schools Commissioners
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) potential challenges faced by regional schools commissioners.
Source: official written-questions record.