Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many entrants to the early years initial teacher training programme have (a) completed, (b) withdrawn from and (c) failed to finish that programme in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17.

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many entrants to the early years initial teacher training programme received a government bursary of what amount in each year since 2013-14.

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new entrants of the early years initial teacher training programme received a bursary and subsequently withdrew or failed to complete the course in each year since that programme was established.

24 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's target number for new entrants to early years initial teacher training programme has been for each academic year since that programme was established; and what that target is for each of t

23 Nov 2016 · HM Treasury

Fiscal Policy: Disability

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with disabilities are not disproportionately affected by the Government's fiscal policies.

22 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Matrimonial Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish any assessment her Department has made of the effect of reduction in legal aid on the ability of those with low incomes to afford representation in divorce proceedings.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of all fit-for-work decisions made in initial assessments for employment and support allowance which were subsequently overturned at

21 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of First-Tier tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) users represented themselves as litigants in person; and what proportion of those tribunals found in favour of the appellant.

21 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Justice

Work Capability Assessment: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) average cost of a fit for work appeal and (b) total cost to the public purse of such appeals from July 2013 to June 2015.

21 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether the legal and contractual issues between International Military Services Ltd and the Republic of Iran have been resolved.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish his Department's estimate of the administrative costs to local authorities of the introduction of the pay to stay scheme.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing associations have indicated that they intend to introduce the pay to stay provisions of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether it will be the responsibility of local authorities to collect information on household income in relation to the introduction of the pay to stay scheme.

21 Nov 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the guidance on implementation of the pay to stay scheme will be made available to local authorities; and if he will ensure this is before the introduction of that scheme in April 20

18 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to ensure that funds allocated to local authorities to fund support for early years is spent (a) in the year for which it is allocated and (b) on early years activities.

18 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the relationship between employees' working hours and the cost associated with childcare.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the early years pupil premium in improving school-readiness; and whether her Department plans to extend the early years pupil premium to disadvantaged two ye

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children's Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to publish the consultation on the future of children's centres originally planned for July 2015.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pupil Premium

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of Early Years Pupil Premium funding has been allocated by each local authority in England since 2015.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that parents with children under the age of five receive guidance on how to keep their children safe online.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that children who do not attend registered early years settings meet the physical and emotional development standards outlined in the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Fr

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to update its guidance to early years providers on online safety for children.

17 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Child Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a new support package for parents of two-year old children.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted-registered childcare providers were rated (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate in each year since 2009-10.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many inspections have been carried out by Ofsted arising from information given to Ofsted by managers of childcare providers in each year since 2010; and how many providers have lost their registration as a

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted-registered childcare providers there were in each year since 2010-11.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted-registered childcare providers have been inspected by Ofsted in the last (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) four years.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget was allocated to Ofsted's inspection team for early years settings in each year since 2010-11.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanism her Department uses to monitor the number of reportable incidents recorded in (a) nurseries and (b) other non-domestic childcare settings across local authorities in England.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Nurseries: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanism her Department uses to monitor the number of nursery workers referred to local authorities for responsible incidents; and how many such referrals there have been in each year since 2010-11.

Source: official written-questions record.