David Williams

11 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Childcare and Pre-school Education: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) private, (b) voluntary and (c) independent settings will be able to access (i) Early Years and (ii) workforce funding.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Care Leavers: Education and Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking through the Youth Guarantee to support care leavers at risk of dropping out of (a) education and (b) training.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Children: Communication Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the potential impact of workforce shortages in the early years sector on pre-school children’s language and communication development.

5 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Children: Communication Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) language and (b) communication skills of children under three.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

T-levels: Student Wastage

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce dropout rates of students studying T-Levels.

4 Dec 2024 · Department for Education

Further Education: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the further education sector.

4 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Land Banking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle land banking.

29 Nov 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour on the high street in (a) Tunstall, (b) Stoke-on-Trent North and (c) Kidsgrove.

28 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Domestic Abuse: Stoke-on-Trent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for accommodation for (a) victims of domestic violence and (b) their families in (i) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency

26 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Historic Buildings: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to invest in heritage buildings in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

25 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Work

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage more people to (a) enter the youth sector workforce and (b) become youth workers.

8 Nov 2024 · Department for Education

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to ensure that young people's home to school transport needs are met.

8 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

8 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support social housing providers to meet their duties under section 42 of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 in relation to (a)

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Temporary Accommodation: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities to provide temporary accommodation to families in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North and (b) Kidsgrove in a way that does n

29 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Apprentices: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Foundational Apprenticeships support disadvantaged young people into apprenticeship schemes.

29 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Homelessness: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to tackle youth homelessness in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

28 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle anti-social behaviour caused by the illegal use of off-road bikes.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her planned timetable is for introducing a National Youth Strategy.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support councils to build additional social housing in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Young People: Stoke-on-trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support economically inactive young people in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove into (i) education and (ii) employment.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Infant Mortality: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle infant mortality rates in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

23 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Disadvantaged

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Mental Health Bill will improve mental wellbeing in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, (b) Kidsgrove and (c) other areas with high rates of socioeconomic deprivation.

23 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Crime: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle youth (a) offending and (b) re-offending.

23 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Anti-social Behaviour: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

23 Oct 2024 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Education

Local Skills Improvement Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) support Local Skills Improvement Plans and (b) prevent duplication of those plans with Skills England.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to grant local authorities powers to (a) improve and (b) regulate private bus services in areas without bus franchising.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Culture: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the accessibility of cultural activities in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.

23 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Youth Services: Stoke-on-Trent North

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide youth services with adequate funding in (a) Stoke-on-Trent North constituency and (b) Kidsgrove.