Matt Western

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the purchasing power of the maximum amount of undergraduate maintenance loan.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made through financial modelling of the effect of different interest rates on (a) the size of future debt, (b) students’ ability to repay and (c) the size of the total loan debt ar

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made the number of fraudulent loans given out by the Student Loans Company.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of rising inflation on the funding of the higher education system since student fees were capped at £9250.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the funding of the higher education system is protected against increasing inflation.

15 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Academic Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of provisions in the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill on the protection by higher education providers of academics' freedom of speech.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Design and Technology: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage the recruitment of more teachers in Design and Technology.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Design and Technology: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the shortage of teachers in Design and Technology on the availability of that subject in all schools and at all ages.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Languages: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage the recruitment of more teachers in modern foreign language subjects.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Languages: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the shortage of teachers in modern foreign languages on the availability of modern foreign languages at schools.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that teacher training providers will be given clear explanations as to why their re-accreditation application was rejected.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the number of trainee teachers is protected in the event that numerous teacher training providers fail the re-accreditation process launched by the Initial Teacher Trainin

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Teachers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued to teacher training providers on the criteria they must fulfil as part of the reaccreditation process to provide an evidence-based curriculum.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Initial Teacher Training Market Review

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's Initial teacher training (ITT) market review, published on 5 July 2021, how many providers responding to that consultation did not support the proposed reforms.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Parliamentary Scrutiny

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to ensure that the guidance accompanying the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the guidance accompanying the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Academic Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has collected data on the number of events cancelled on higher education campuses since the introduction of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to Parliament.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Academic Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the total cost of the delivery of the functions of the office of the Director of Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom proposed in the Higher Education (Freedom

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will consult (a) Universities UK, (b) the University and College and Union, (c) National Union of Students and (d) other relevant stakeholders when preparing the guidance to support the Higher Education (

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the mass movement of students at the end of the Christmas term on the spread of covid-19.

14 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the mass movement of students at the end of the Christmas term does not contribute to the spread of covid-19 in the context of the Omicron variant.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Overseas Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures he is putting in place to facilitate the return of international student in January 2021 in response to increasing covid-19 related travel restrictions.

6 Dec 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by how many percentage points undergraduate and postgraduate loans for maintenance increased in the 2020-21 academic year compared to the 2019-20 academic year.

9 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Test and Trace: Leamington Spa

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tests have been conducted at the Rosalind Franklin Laboratory in Royal Leamington Spa since it first opened in July 2021.

5 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccination: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on the delivery of the school based vaccine in 2021-22.

4 Nov 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Parents: Health Visitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that all new and prospective parents have access to a high quality health visiting service.

3 Sep 2021 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on road safety of his decision to extend the temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the retained EU drivers’ hours rules.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on retrospectively changing the terms of student loans for UK graduates.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

British Students Abroad: Remote Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that universities are offering home tuition fees to applicants who are UK nationals living in the EEA or Switzerland.

22 Jul 2021 · Department for Education

Students: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on fully vaccinating all university students ahead of the 2021-22 academic year.