Written questions

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Yorkshire and the Humber

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) childminders that closed in the Yorkshire and the Humber in the 2022-23 financial year; and how many childcare places were affected by these clo

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) childminders that closed in the North East in the 2022-23 financial year; and how many childcare places were affected by these closures.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) childminders that closed in the West Midlands in the 2022-23 financial year; and how many childcare places were affected by these closures.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) childminders that closed in the South West in the 2022-23 financial year; and how many childcare places were affected by these closures.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: South East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) childminders that closed in the South East in the 2022-23 financial year; and how many childcare places were affected by these closures.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Childcare: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) nurseries and (b) childminders that closed in Greater London in the 2022-23 financial year; and how many childcare places were affected by these closures.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Child and family social worker workforce, published on 2 February 2023.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Children: Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish its response to the consultation entitled Children's social care national framework and dashboard, published on 2 February 2023.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Foster Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the results of the consultation on the Stable Homes, Built on Love: Implementation Strategy.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Apprentices: English Language and Mathematics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on considering the evidence required to access flexibilities to standard English and mathematics requirements for apprenticeships.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Apprentices: English Language and Mathematics

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to conduct a pilot study of varying standard requirements on English and mathematics for apprenticeships.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, how many early years staff have signed up for training to gain a Level 3 early years SENCO qualificat

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to deliver updated Ofsted and CQC Area SEND inspections.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, when her Department plans to publish the local and national inclusion dashboard.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Alternative Education and Special Educational Needs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision Improvement Plan, what steps she is taking to test the prototype local and national inclusion dashboard.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the level of compliance with the registration requirements for accommodation for looked-after 16- and 17-year olds prior to the deadline of 28 October 2023.

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of (a) recent trends in the number of inspections that have taken place of previously unregulated accommodation for looked after 16

20 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Children in Care: Supported Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of recent trends in the number of applications to register previously unregulated accommodation for looked after 16 and 17 year old

19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of faecal immunochemical tests in diagnosing cancer in under-50s in England; and what assessment he has made of levels of adherence to NICE guidelin

19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for NHS (a) testing and (b) screening programmes of increases in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and BRAF mutation in younger people.

19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Bowel Cancer: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of increases in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer and BRAF mutation among younger people in (a) England and

19 Jul 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Anaemia: Bowel Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for NHS (a) testing and (b) screening protocols of the potential link between (i) iron anaemia and (ii) colorectal cancer.

19 Jul 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions

Pension Protection Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when does his department expect to complete their review of alternative options for entry to Pension Protective Fund.

11 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2023 to Question 192669 on Private Rented Housing: Guarantees, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Renters Reform Bill on fam

6 Jul 2023 · Women and Equalities

LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to strengthen LGBT+ rights.

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made how many families who have been pursued by landlords for rental payments through guarantor schemes following the death of a relative in the last three years

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Private Rented Housing: Guarantees

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of guarantor schemes for private rented properties that include clauses holding guarantors liable in the event of the death of a

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Carers: Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of unpaid carers who have children under the age of five that will not be eligible to access the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare offer

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of PGCE students who (a) work in addition to their studies and (b) have children under the age of five that will not be eligible to access the

5 Jul 2023 · Department for Education

STEM Subjects: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of STEM degree students who (a) work in addition to their studies and (b) have children under the age of five that will not be eligible to acce

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