Written questions
2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.
5 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Medicine: Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate with Cabinet colleagues of the number of medical 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 t
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Care Leavers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to bring forward new policies to support (a) care leavers and (b) care-experienced people.
4 Jul 2023 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of apprentices (a) studying for roles in health and social care and (b) other roles who are working parents and will not be able to access the expanded 30 hou
22 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to respond to the report by the Committee on the Rights of the Child entitled Concluding observations on the combined sixth and seventh reports of the United
22 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Nurses: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made how many student nurses will be unable to access the expanded free hours offer in 2024/25.
22 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to introduce a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) national professional qualification (NPQ); and whether the new qualification will affect the planned revision of the SEND C
22 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Children in Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to protect looked after children living in privately-run children's homes from been moved from their homes (a) at short notice and (b) at short notice in the event of a home'
15 Jun 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Elections: Proof of Identity
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has had recent discussions with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on undertaking a review of voter ID.
13 Jun 2023 · Home Office
Refugees: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of police forces investigating crimes where the alleged victim is an unaccompanied child who was accommodated in, or went missing from, a Home Office operate
13 Jun 2023 · Home Office
Refugees: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children accommodated in Home Office operated hotels (a) have gone missing since July 2021 and (b) are missing as of 13 June 2023.
13 Jun 2023 · Home Office
Refugees: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied children were accommodated in Home Office operated hotels in each month since October 2022 by age.
13 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Children in Care: Supported Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has issued guidance on the circumstances in which motorised caravans, barges and boats could be registered by Ofsted as supported accommodation for looked after children aged 16 and 17.
13 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Children: Care Homes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 21 October 2022 to Question 65897 on Children: Care Homes, if she will publish (a) the list of local authorities who have been allocated funding for open or secure children’s homes fro
8 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.163-4.166 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of support for childcare costs on unpaid c
8 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.163-4.166 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of support for childcare costs on students
8 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.163-4.166 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of support for childcare costs on medical students w
8 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.163-4.166 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of support for childcare costs on apprentices with d
8 Jun 2023 · Department for Education
Nurses: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 4.163-4.166 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of that announcement on student nurses dep
22 May 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding available to schools for special educational needs coordinator training on the requirements of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan.
22 May 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has provided to schools on the requirements of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan for special educational needs coordinators.
3 May 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare: Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to additional support for childcare costs announced in the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether her Department is taking steps to help support terminally ill parents w
3 May 2023 · Department for Education
Childcare and Pre-school Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the free education and childcare for 2-year-olds announced in the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, what assessment her Department has made of the need to ensure access
2 May 2023 · Department for Education
Koru Kids: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has sought to (a) refuse freedom of information requests and (b) prevent other forms of public disclosure of any matters relating to the involvement of Koru Kids in policy development.
26 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Young People: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that homeless 16 and 17 years are accommodated by their local authority under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989.
24 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Childminding: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department had discussions with (a) childminding agencies other than Koru Kids and (b) the representatives of childminding agencies on start-up grants for childminders in the six months before the S
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether local authorities that have a Safety Valve Agreement with her Department will take part in Regional Expert Partnerships.
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the criteria her Department used to select local authorities to lead Regional Expert Partnerships under the Change Programme.
19 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to establish the first SEND Regional Expert Partnership.
18 Apr 2023 · Department for Education
Childminding: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department had discussions with (a) Koru Kids and (b) the Prime Minister on start-up grants for childminders in the six months before the Spring Budget 2023.
17 Apr 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Local Government: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with local councils to ensure that information on the requirements for voter ID is (a) accessible for people with disabilities and (b) available in Easy Read
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