Written questions
1,432 written questions tabled, most recent first.
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Lord Wharton of Yarm
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what were the terms of departure of Lord Wharton from his role as Chairman of Office for Students.
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what resources she is allocating to new measures to achieve the recruitment of 6,500 additional teachers.
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been allocated to the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers.
7 Oct 2024 · Department for Education
Teachers: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to recruit 6500 teachers; and what her Department's planned timetable is for this recruitment.
7 Oct 2024 · Treasury
Chad: Debts Written Off
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on how much debt relief Chad has received from external private creditors through the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Right to Buy Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a Community Right to Buy scheme.
4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Community Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to review legislation on Assets of Community Value.
4 Oct 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Geothermal Power: Cost Effectiveness
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) costs of geothermal energy.
9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the cost-effectiveness of extending the cervical screening programme beyond the age of 65.
9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing women over the age of 65 to request a cervical smear.
9 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Cervical Cancer: Older People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of recorded cases of cervical cancer in patients over the age of 65 in the last five years.
6 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office
Aviation: Qualifications
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government last held discussions with the European Commission on the potential merits of negotiating a mutual recognition of professional qualifications agreement for the aviation sector.
6 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport
Aviation: Qualifications
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the (a) Secretary of State for Business and Trade and (b) Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations on the potential merits of negotiating a mutual r
6 Sep 2024 · Cabinet Office
Professions: Qualifications
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to commence negotiations on a future reciprocal agreement with the European Commission for professional qualifications.
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Recreation Spaces
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s open consultation entitled proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, published on 2
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department’s open consultation entitled proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system, published on 2
30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Compulsory Purchase
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 17 of the Kings Speech 2024 background briefing notes, published on 17 July 2024, what her planned timetable is for delivering proposed reforms to compulso
25 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care
Abortion: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the national provision of safe access zones around (a) abortion clinics and (b) hospitals providing abor
25 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Abortion: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of safe access zones around abortion clinics.
25 Jul 2024 · Home Office
Abortion: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023, what her expected timeline is for implementing safe access zones.
22 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport
Heathrow Airport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is on the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport.
20 May 2024 · Department for Education
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of additional SEND places that each local authority that has received funding under the Dedicated schools grant: very high deficit intervention arrangements has opened
15 May 2024 · Department for Education
Further Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Qualifications that overlap with T Levels, updated on 29 March 2023, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of the withdrawal of fu
15 May 2024 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people enrolled in (a) T level foundation year and (b) T levels who have not completed those courses in each of the last three academic years.
10 May 2024 · Department for Education
Further Education and T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, Education, how many and what proportion of students are studying for a level 3 qualification; and whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of students that will begin (a) a foundation T Level a
10 May 2024 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of courses per higher education provider that accept T-levels for entry standards.
9 May 2024 · Department for Transport
Railways: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve rail services.
9 May 2024 · Department for Education
Schools: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the school related schemes that have received notice that funding will be (a) reduced and (b) ended since 1 January 2024.
9 May 2024 · Department for Education
Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will list the teacher recruitment and retention schemes that have received notice that funding will be (a) reduced and (b) ended since 1 January 2024.
9 May 2024 · Treasury
Nurseries
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to promote the workplace nursery scheme; and how much has been spent promoting that scheme in each financial year since it was introduced.
Source: official written-questions record.