Written answers

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

  • Department for Education

    • Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations have been contracted by her Department to survey school buildings suspected to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete; and...

    • Department for Education: Photographs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department employs in-house photographers to capture images of Ministers undertaking their official duties.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department took to ensure that responses to the SEND consultation were received from all regions in England.

      Alternative Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to consult with (a) children and (b) the families of children with SEND who are not in formal education as part of...

      Alternative Education: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to support parents and guardians whose children have not been in a formal education environment for over six...

      Dedicated Schools Grant

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the allocation of gross dedicated schools grant funding for (a) each local authority and (b) York.

      Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide specialist SEND services in mainstream schools.

      Special Educational Needs: Romford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in Romford constituency have been diagnosed with special educational needs; and how many are waiting for a diagnosis as of 13...

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the results of the Children's social care: stable homes, built on love consultation.

      Schools: Absenteeism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle potential regional disparities in school absence rates.

      Children: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to help schools support children in disadvantaged circumstances in the North of England.

      Education: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level of funding allocation on (a) pupils and (b) levels of attainment.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for schools to support pupils with SEND.

      Special Educational Needs: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the level of high needs block funding on educational outcomes for children with SEND.

      Schools: Special Educational Needs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that whether a school provides SEND education is taken into account in her Department's assessment of that...

      Schools: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the impact (a) price and (b) wage inflation on school budgets for schools (i) in and (ii) outside the...

      Prisoners: Parents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for children of people in prison.

      Pupils: Disadvantaged

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the report entitled Addressing education and health inequity: perspectives from...

      Mathematics: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses in mathematics and primary mathematics.

      Turing Scheme: Capita

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what has been the total cost to the public purse of services provided by Capita to administer the Turing Scheme.

      Department for Education: Policy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they are taking to help ensure that their Department (a) gives sufficient attention to long term strategic challenges, (b) does not allow...

      Class Sizes: Enfield North

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of classes exceed 30 pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary state schools in Enfield North constituency; and what information her...

      Schools: Harrow

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has plans to make further funding available to schools in Harrow to improve their safety, capacity and effectiveness; and if she will make...

      Schools: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 3.3 of the National Audit Office report entitled Condition of school buildings, HC 1516, published June 2023, if she will...

      Schools: Stockport

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the condition of school buildings in Stockport constituency.

      Further Education: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to monitor the (a) safety and (b) repair standards of (i) school and (ii) further education buildings; and whether...

      Department for Education: Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to improve response times to written parliamentary questions.

      Department for Education: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps they are taking to reduce backlogs of Member correspondence in their office.

      Department for Education: Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average response time to subject access requests was by their Department in the latest period for which data is available; and if they will...

      Academies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies were re-brokered in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (b) 2023; and for what reasons each academy was re-brokered.

      Class Sizes: Warwick and Leamington

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of classes exceed 30 pupils in (a) primary and (b) secondary state schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency; and what...

      Levelling Up Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions has she had with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities on using levelling-up funding to improve local...

      Schools: Solar Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Warwickshire have solar panels installed on their roof.

      Department for Education: Cybersecurity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) enhance cybersecurity and (b) protect personal data.

      Children in Care: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of looked after children who have died whilst living in (a) regulated and (b) unregulated care...

      Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether capital funding for the maintenance of schools has increased in line with levels of inflation.

      Department for Education: Freedom of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps their Department is taking to improve the response time to FOI requests.

      Department for Education: Taiwan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2023 to Question 187963 on Department for Education: Taiwan, if she will identify which minister represented her...

      Maintained Schools: Floods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of maintained schools that are at risk of flooding.

  • Home Office

    • Undocumented Migrants: Republic of Ireland

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of Lord Murray of Blidworth of 28 June 2023 on the Lords Report stage of the Illegal Migration Act...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisons: Locks and Keys

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions a prison has had to be relocked because of the loss or theft of keys between (a) July 2015 and July 2020, (b) July 2020 and July...

    • Courts: Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of all court buildings constructed during the 1990s.

  • Department of Health and Social Care

    • Care Homes: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an £86,000 cap on care home costs before 2025.

    • NHS Trusts: Sexual Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2023 to Question 198541 on NHS Trusts: Sexual Offences, for how long it has been a requirement...

  • Department for Education

    • Mathematics: Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of additional resources required to enable all pupils to study mathematics up to the age of 18.

    • Teachers: Secondary Education

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their target for the recruitment of trainee secondary school teachers in 2023–24; what assessment they have made of whether there will be a...

  • Ministry of Defence

    • Aukus

      To ask His Majesty's Government how work on AUKUS Pillar 2 is progressing.

    • Navy: Uniforms

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 June 2022 (HL Deb col 224), what was the result of the inquiries that were made regarding cotton products...

  • Department of Health and Social Care

  • Cabinet Office

    • National Security: China

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to respond to the report of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament China [HC 1605], published on 13 July; and whether they plan to...

    • Public Expenditure: Cost Effectiveness

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the evaluation of their policies, and what progress has been made on the work of the Evaluation Task Force.

  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

    • Pakistan: Religion

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to measure and evaluate (1) the effectiveness, and (2) the impact of projects that monitor the evacuation of religious minorities from...

    • Pakistan: Christianity

      To ask His Majesty's Government what projects they are currently funding to improve (1) the quality of education, and (2) access to education for the Christian community, in Pakistan.

  • Treasury

    • UK Trade with EU

      To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) customs requirements, and (2) other requirements, are placed upon firms from Great Britain exporting goods directly to the EU.

  • Home Office

    • Cybercrime: International Cooperation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what contribution they are making to international efforts to (1) identify, (2) and counter, cybercriminal gangs who target networks and users in the UK.

    • Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children aged (1) 16–17, and (2) under 16, who are likely to arrive in the UK in...

      Police: Veterans

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any policy in place, expressed or implied, that prevents or deters ex-armed forces personnel from being accepted into any part of the police force.

      Police: Veterans

      To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the current police force is made up of ex-armed forces personnel.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government in the past two years how many children who have arrived in the UK unaccompanied and seeking asylum, who have had their age verified, and who have been placed...

      Migrants: Health Services

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on academic institutions in the UK of increasing the annual immigration health surcharge for overseas researchers from...

      Immigration: EU Nationals

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce requirements to prevent non-resident EU citizens from remaining in the UK for longer than 90 days out of 180 days, without obtaining a...

      Asylum

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on (1) refugees, and (2) local authorities, of starting the move-on period for refugees granted asylum at the point...

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of applicants for Global Talent Visas, and the reasons for any shortfall in that number, and whether they...

      Bibby Stockholm

      To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the Bibby Stockholm barge.

      Asylum: Children

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the instance a child is found after going missing from Home Office accommodation, they are initially returned to hotel accommodation or the care of the...

      Migrant Workers: Visas

      To ask His Majesty's Government what caps are in place for work-related visas, and how they are enforced.

      Asylum: Applications

      To ask His Majesty's Government from what date asylum applications were first treated as withdrawn on the basis that the claimant failed to report or to inform the Home Office of a change of address.

      Asylum: Employment

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for allowing asylum seekers to work and cover the cost of their own living expenses.

      Refugees: Housing and Universal Credit

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions have taken place among (1) the Home Office, (2) the Department for Work and Pensions, and (3) the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and...

  • Department for Transport

    • Bicycles and Electric Scooters

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the legal age for riding (1) an electric scooter, or (2) an electric bike, on the road; and what road and safety awareness training is required in...

  • Department for Business and Trade

    • Post Offices

      To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of services and facilities that can be accessed from Post Offices.

    • Post Offices: Closures

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of closures of Post Offices; and what steps they are taking to reverse this trend.

      Entry Clearances: India

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for making thousands of student visas available to Indian citizens to help secure a trade deal.

      Small Businesses: Billing

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the SME Insights Report, published in July, which found that UK businesses are owed £32.1 billion in late payments.

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    • Domestic Waste: Recycling

      To ask His Majesty's Government which local authorities require residents to sort their rubbish into seven different bins.

    • Village Halls: Finance

      To ask His Majesty's Government how much grant-funding was paid to village halls seeking to improve and modernise their facilities in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, and (4) 2022.

      Animal Products: UK Internal Trade

      To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the EU regarding an SPS Veterinary Agreement following the implementation of the Windsor Framework.

      UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 15 September (HL9984), whether Northern Ireland for the purpose of EU regulation 2017/625 will be treated as...

  • Ministry of Justice

    • Prisoners on Remand

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time those who enter prison on remand to await trial and sentencing will spend in custody.

    • Probation

      To ask His Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in response to the findings of the His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation's Annual Report 2022/2023.

      Animal Welfare: Sentencing

      To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bellamy on 2 May (HL6631), how many times magistrate courts have awarded a sentence of more than the Sentencing...

      Closed Material Procedure in the Justice and Security Act 2013 Review

      To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to Sir Duncan Ouseley’s independent report on the operation of the closed material procedure under the Justice and...

      Secure Accommodation: Young Offenders

      To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce the use of PAVA spray to the youth justice secure estate.

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Research: Scientists

      To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of research scientists who have left the UK in the past three years to move to EU countries in order to take up...

  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

    • Social Rented Housing: Overcrowding

      To ask His Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the level of overcrowding in the social housing sector.

    • Housing: Construction

      To ask His Majesty's Government which, if any, of their advisory groups, or relevant public bodies, supported the changes to Nutrient Neutrality Rules that would require local authorities to...

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