Written questions
2,786 written questions tabled, most recent first.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Wind Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of onshore wind farms developed in England since 2015.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department are taking to help reduce the number of people who are out of work due to ill mental health.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support it provides to people out of work due to health problems.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Work and Pensions
Unemployment: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the (a) level of employment and (b) number of people who are out of work due to health problems.
12 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Services: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the NHS waiting list.
12 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care
Health Professions: Labour Turnover
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to improve the working conditions of the NHS workforce in order to help increase the retention rate of clinical positions.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Degrees
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote degree apprenticeships among young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employers to take on apprentices between the ages of 16 and 24.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to support pre-apprenticeship programmes following the decision to close the national traineeship programme.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Young People: Employment and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the adequacy of employment and training programmes for young people not in education, employment or training.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Young People: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing work-based vocational training for young people between the ages of 14 and 16.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Vocational Education: School Leaving
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve vocational and technical skills among school leavers.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Arts and Technology: T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has any plans to introduce more T-Levels in creative and technical subjects.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Assessments
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of promoting other forms of assessment in schools alongside written exams.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Teaching Methods
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of promoting project-based learning in schools.
12 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Arts and Technology: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more take up of (a) creative and (b) technical subjects (i) at and (ii) above key stage three.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Cycling and Walking: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a multi-year settlement for the Active Travel Fund 4.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Public Transport: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to redirect funding for road building schemes that have not yet commenced into public transport and active travel, including the funding set aside for the Road Investment Fund 2.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Highway Code
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a publicity campaign about the new Highway Code guidance.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Roads: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will publish its road safety strategic framework.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Parking: Pedestrian Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his department will publish (a) the results on its pavement parking consultation and (b) its next steps in response to the results of that consultation.
11 Jan 2023 · Department for Transport
Electric Scooters
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to fully legalise the use of e-scooters before the next General Election.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Pupils: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce the attainment gap for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds at (a) Year 6, (b) GCSE and (c) A Level.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the (a) recruitment, (b) retention and (c) morale of (i) teachers, (ii) teaching assistants and (iii) school staff.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Apprentices: Taxation
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on (a) opportunities for young people in disadvantaged areas and (b) the provision of industry-related skills and education to young people.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing capital expenditure on schools to help make safety improvements to their buildings.
6 Jan 2023 · Department for Education
Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to provide funding for the repair of school buildings in addition to that provided through the Priority School Building Programme.
6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Young Offenders: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has put support mechanisms in place to help support young people from ethnic minorities to transition to the adult prison estate.
6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Cost of Living
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the prison population in England and Wales.
6 Jan 2023 · Ministry of Justice
Prisoners: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the level of mental ill health in prisoners on HM Prison Service.
Source: official written-questions record.