To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on funding for local authorities for adoption support, with particular reference to the training and recruitment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research he (a) has commissioned and (b) plans to commission on the long-term effects of open contact arrangements for adopted children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the levels of achievement were at Bishops Park College at (a) Key Stage 3 and (b) GCSE in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the analysis published as Report Card 7 on child poverty in perspective by the Unicef Innocenti Research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much and what proportion of the £3 billion allocated to the foundation stage curriculum has been (a) allocated and (b) spent on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what data was used as evidence to support the commissioning of the Blueprint research programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much his Department has spent on the Blueprint research programme since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2007, Official Report, column 705W, on language courses, how many schools published in the secondary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of (a) pupils, (b) girls and (c) boys attending schools deemed (i) inadequate, (ii) satisfactory, (iii) good and (iv)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many staff were responsible for musical instrument teaching in secondary schools in each local education authority in London in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of pupils of primary school age in England are in classes in maintained schools of (a) fewer than 20, (b) 20...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the mobility index is for each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in (i) Catterick, (ii) Colchester and (iii) Aldershot; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many times since taking up his post he has met (a) representatives of religious organisations with an interest in education and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average percentage of school-age children entitled to free school meals was in (a) Barnet, (b) London and (c) England in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme his Department offers local authorities on (a) community use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what account is taken of potential community use in consideration of funding for under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the Chief Adviser for London Schools was representing his Department when he launched the document 'Towards Greater Understanding:...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority made of who is likely to be affected by the proposed secondary programmes of study.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will estimate how many vacancies there are for social workers; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many social workers were trained in the UK in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.