Written questions

1,304 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44536 on Childcare: Finance, what role ministers played in allocation decisions; and in what way the four key criteria were (a) assessed and (b) scored.

22 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools received a lump sum payment in the last financial year; and for how many of those schools the lump sum represented (i) less than one, (ii) two to five, (iii) five

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) state schools and (b) independent schools Ministers in her Department have visited since 4 July 2024.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students (a) joined and (b) left each state school mid-year in each of the last three years.

17 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Equality

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in (a) her Department and (b) Homes England have job titles which include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT and (vi) r

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in (a) her Department and (b) HS2 Ltd have job titles which include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT and (vi) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) UKRI and the Research Councils have job titles that include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT a

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment & Support and Submarine Delivery Agency: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2024 to Question 15748, how many staff in (a) The Ministry of Defence (b) Defence Equipment & Support and (c) the Submarine Delivery Agency have email tallies which include

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Arts Council England and National Lottery Community Fund: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answers of 1 March 2024 to Questions 15743 and 15744, how many staff in (a) her Department, (b) Arts Council England and (c) the National Lottery Community Fund have job tit

17 Apr 2025 · Treasury

Treasury: Equality

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC have job titles that include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT and (vi) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Department for Work and Pensions: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people work in her Department's (a) Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing team and (b) specialist equalities unit.

17 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15468 and 6 March 2024 to Question 15467, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have job titles that include the words (i)

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Agency and Rural Payments Agency: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Rural Payments Agency have job titles which include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 17002, how many staff in her Department, excluding its public bodies, have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gend

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race in the (i) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (ii) Civil Nu

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.

17 Apr 2025 · Church Commissioners

Churches: Attendance

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what the weekly attendance was for (a) children, (b) adults and (c) all ages for (i) weekly, (ii) Sunday and (iii) school services in each year since 2003.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to mark the 200th anniversary of the Rainhill trials.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how many (a) weeks in the year and (b) hours each week recipients of the school-based nursery capital grant will be open.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Childcare: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methodology her Department used to assess bid applications for the school-based nursery capital grant.

2 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Ofsted: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent in (a) cash and (b) real terms on Ofsted in each year since 1995.

1 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

GP Surgeries

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) general practices and (b) GP premises there were in each integrated care board area in each month since June 2024.

31 Mar 2025 · Church Commissioners

Christianity: Religious Practice

To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many confirmations there were in each year since 1994.

27 Mar 2025 · Department for Education

Ofsted: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to Ofsted in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1995.

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Employment and Support Allowance: Habitual Residence Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of Employment and Support Allowance payments to households containing at least one claimant that passed a habitual residence test in ea

24 Mar 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Habitual Residence Test

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of universal credit payments to households containing at least one claimant with a non-Common Travel Area nationality that passed a hab

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