Written questions
274 written questions tabled, most recent first.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Discipline
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the survey by Team Teach on the Hidden Education Challenges during the Pandemic, whether he is taking steps to tackle behavioural matters arising in schools as a result of the
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Pastoral Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the provision of pastoral and behaviour support available to (a) pupils, (b) education staff and (c) parents.
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Discipline
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the survey by Team Teach on the Hidden Education Challenges during the Pandemic, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of new behaviours and the emergence of new beh
15 Oct 2021 · Department for Education
Schools: Discipline
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the covid-19 outbreak on pupil behaviour (a) in schools and (b) at home.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of drug safety testing facilities in city centres to prevent drug-related harm in the night-time economy.
15 Oct 2021 · Home Office
Drugs: Misuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of drug safety testing for (a) festivals and (b) events in the night-time economy.
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to encourage more businesses to offer T Level placements.
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
T-levels
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to encourage more colleges and schools to provide T Levels.
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
T-levels: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to encourage more young people to study T Levels.
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
T-levels: Bury South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of T Levels on social mobility in Bury South constituency.
20 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
T-levels: Bury South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students studying T Levels in Bury South constituency (a) there were in the 2020-21 academic year and (b) there are in the 2021-22 academic year.
6 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
Universities: Antisemitism
What steps his Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism on university campuses.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
National School Breakfast Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department plans to take in the event that the size of food orders under the new school breakfast tender decrease in the third term of support when schools must cover 25 per cent of the cost of f
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Education
National School Breakfast Programme: Bury South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any schools in Bury South will be supported by the new National School Breakfast Programme in the 2021-22 academic year.
3 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Furs: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ban the practice of importing real fur into the UK.
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Mathematics: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy to increase the funding available for students taking pure mathematics at university.
20 Jul 2021 · Department for Education
Mathematics: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of students studying mathematics at (a) A Level and (b) degree level.
8 Jul 2021 · COP26
Livestock Industry: Climate Change
To ask the President for COP26, whether the Government plans to raise the climate and environmental impact of global intensive animal agriculture in its climate mitigation discussions with world leaders at the COP26 summit.
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environmental Land Management Schemes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the Environmental Land Management schemes on greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector; and what assessmen
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of how the agricultural sector can transition to net zero.
7 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to progress implementation of nature-based climate solutions with the (a) speed and (b) ambition needed to deliver the UK’s nationally determined co
7 Jul 2021 · COP26
Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the COP26 summit results in commitments to reduce emissions from (a) agriculture and (b) the wider land use sector, without those emissions being displaced to other countries.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the opportunities for hydrogen-based steelmaking projects to help level up the UK.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the opportunities to create new, highly skilled jobs through the decarbonisation of the UK steel industry.
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Industry: Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the future abilities of hydrogen projects such as HyNet in the North West to help decarbonise (a) the UK’s steel sector and (b) other heavy industri
30 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the Hydrogen Strategy; and (b) and whether that strategy will be backed by funding to launch and expand new hydrogen projects in the UK.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Heat Pumps: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised from VAT on heat pumps.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Carbon Emissions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in what circumstances low carbon investments pay (a) 20 per cent and (b) five per cent VAT.
29 Jun 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Energy: Council Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to improve the energy efficiency of homes through local authorities.
29 Jun 2021 · Treasury
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential net economic benefits of long-term investment in energy efficiency programmes in (a) the North West and (b) England.
Source: official written-questions record.