Written questions
931 written questions tabled, most recent first.
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Office for Students: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the (a) capacity and (b) expertise of the Office for Students to perform (i) quality and standards, (ii) degree awarding powers and (iii) external quality
19 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Designated Quality Body in England
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in the context of the QAA decision of 20 July that it will no longer consent to be the Designated Quality Body in England after 31 March 2023, if he will make an assessment of how effectively the provisions in
18 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Video Games: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits increasing video games tax relief from 25 per cent to 32 per cent.
18 Oct 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Video Games: Investment
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a video games investment fund.
18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
BTEC Qualifications: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the impact of removing funding for BTECs for young people on people wishing to pursue a career in the video games industry.
18 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Office for Students: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the Office for Students' Code of Conduct for Board members with the Cabinet Office's Code of Conduct for board members.
17 Oct 2022 · Home Office
Visas: Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recipients of international student visas are accompanied by (a) five and (b) six dependents.
17 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Overseas Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the International Education Strategy outlined in 2019 remains his Department's policy, including the target for the UK to (a) host 600,000 international students and (b) increase the value of education
11 Oct 2022 · Treasury
Mortgages and Rents: Warwick and Leamington
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his statement on the Growth Plan on 23 September 2022 on the cost of (a) mortgages and (b) rents for people in the Warwick and Leamington constituency.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport
Railways: Carbon Emissions and Electrification
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her policy is on electrification of the Snow Hill Lines; and what steps she is taking to help deliver zero-carbon rail on those lines.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to introduce legislative proposals on the regulation of e-scooters.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the upfront cost of an electric vehicle is affordable to people on a low income.
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate his Department has made of the average demand for additional social rent homes per year; and what steps his Department is taking to support councils and housing
11 Oct 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Social Rented Housing: Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of capping increases to social housing rents at 5 percent in the 2023-24 financial year on poverty rates among occupants of soci
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Office for Students: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the Office for Students’ compliance with the Cabinet Office’s Code of Conduct.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to spend the £445,000 ringfenced hardship funding returned to the Department for Education from the Office for Students due to underspending.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Higher Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to re-allocate the £5 million uplift to the Strategic Priorities Grant which his predecessor removed on 31 March 2022.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Students: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has conducted an equalities analysis of the potential impact of the rising cost of living on students.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will provide additional funding to existing initial teacher training providers to expand their provision.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether there are any conditions on which he would open a further round of accreditation to initial teacher training providers.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to facilitate the entry of new providers into the teacher training market.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Office for Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has had discussions with the Office for Students on the potential merits of designating a new quality body.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Office for Students
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to the Office for Students on the operation of their enforcement team.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Office for Students: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the Office for Students’ compliance with the Regulators’ Code.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Students: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the rising cost of living on university student drop-out rates.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the cost to initial teacher training providers of seeking re-accreditation.
10 Oct 2022 · Department for Education
Teachers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the level of availability of new providers to fill gaps in the provision of the Initial Teacher Training following previous rounds of accreditation.
20 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Defence
Typhoon Aircraft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the width of a seat in a Typhoon fighter jet is.
19 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office
Chequers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly rate of pay is for service staff at Chequers.
19 Jul 2022 · Cabinet Office
Chequers
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the cost of alcoholic drinks at Chequers is paid for by the public purse.
Source: official written-questions record.