Matt Western

7 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has issued any non-disclosure agreements to third-party contractors since February 2020.

3 Feb 2022 · Department for Education

Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduates gained employment in the early years sector in the last 12 months for which data is available.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Capita published an exit plan within two months of the Turing Scheme service contract award date.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much weight will be given to Capita’s recommendation to reduce costs in their Continuous Improvement Plans against their recommendations to improve quality in the Turing Scheme service contract.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress has been made on appointing an independent third-party contractor to evaluate the Turing Scheme and projects.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the will publish the members of the Buyer’s Research Board responsible for scrutinising the evaluative data provided by Capita on the Turing Scheme.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent update he has received on the preparedness of Capita to accept bids for the Turing Scheme from February 2022.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential disruption to student mobilities as a result of Capita taking over the delivery of the Turing Scheme mid-way through the academic year 2021-22 starting in April 2022

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Turing Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason Capita have been appointed to deliver the remainder of the Turing Scheme programme for the academic year 2021-22 starting in April 2022 rather than delivering that programme from the start of th

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what plans his Department has to (a) initiate a consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and (b) publish a timetable for the commencement of that Fund.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Zero Hours Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made on the potential impact of zero-hours contracts on academic freedom of teaching staff.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Higher Education: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made on the impact of the Research Excellence Framework on academic freedom.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish any internal guidance available on the use of non-disclosure agreements at his Department.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what conditions need to be met before further rounds of accreditation for providers of teacher training are opened.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Universities Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce the liability of his Department for the Universities Superannuation Scheme after guaranteeing the pensions of four members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme who were tr

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Universities Superannuation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department sought legal advice when it agreed to guarantee the pensions of four members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme who were transferred to the Office for Students in 2017.

31 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Higher Education: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what private sector bodies are involved in the operation of the higher education covid-19 asymptomatic testing programme.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of high numbers of student complaints on the financial viability of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of Ofsted on the viability of inspections during a period of acute staff and pupil absence.

31 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Schools: Absenteeism

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of absences of (a) staff and (b) pupils in English schools in (i) October 2021, (ii) November 2021, (iii) December 2021 and (iv) January 2022.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department is providing to manufacturers of electric vehicle chargers to meet the recent change in regulations that requires all new home chargers to be smart.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on mitigating the effect of rising energy prices on drivers of electric vehicles.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy prices on the cost of charging an electric vehicle.

27 Jan 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of bee bricks installed in new buildings on supporting bee populations.

25 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for an applicant who has been successful on an immigration appeal to receive their visa.

24 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Meningitis: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to increase the meningitis-B vaccine uptake amongst the student population.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Office for Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the percentage increase is of funding from his Department to the Office for Students in the financial year 2021-22 compared to 2020-21.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Office for Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the financial viability of the Office for Students.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans he has in place in the event that a higher education provider should financially fail.

24 Jan 2022 · Department for Education

Graduates: Social Class

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of socio-economic background on the employment rate of recent undergraduate graduates.