Written Questions
Written parliamentary questions and answers between MPs and government departments.
187,346 questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to commit to 80 hours of enrichment per student per year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Enrichment Framework and associated benchmarks on access to enrichment opportunities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award on halving the participation gap in enrichment activities between disadvantaged young people and the
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will outline the Department's progress on the development of the £200 million SEND teacher training programme, and when further detail on implementation can be expected.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will confirm whether she plans to guarantee protected hours for teachers to undertake SEND CPD.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of delivering training in a flexible, modular and asynchronous format, built around short modules rather than fixed-hour blocks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration the Department has given to the role of AI-enabled tools in supporting provision for pupils with SEND, including through adaptive teaching advice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has held with the Competitions and Market Authority on how to promote investment in UK broadband infrastructure and full fibre access.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the scope of the Horticulture Sector Growth Plan being developed by her Department will cover legumes such as peas, lentils and fava beans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for the procurement and roll out of Southeastern Metro rolling stock.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action has the Government taken to address the asylum applications that have occurred as a result of nationality withdrawals conducted by the Turkish Government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what national preparations have been made for geomagnetic storms, as well as other space weather-related incidents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration has the Government given to adopting principles of informed consent and shared decision making as part of infant feeding policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration has the Government given to the potential merits of rescinding policies preventing early supplementation while breastfeeding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has been made of the potential merits of changing the allocation process for the Dental Foundation Training (DFT) to take into account graduate's preferences and local connectio
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of changing the tax on the Longer Separation Allowance (a) to be tax-free (b) or to be taxed at the basic rate of tax regardless of whether the recipient's t
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of leave entitlement for kinship carers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration his Department has made in the Parental Leave and Pay Review of kinship carers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions on the social care sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ugandan counterpart on safeguarding democracy and ensuring free and fair elections in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of Royal Mail delivery delays on people living in Wolverhampton West.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the potential case for appointing a Minister to lead water safety and drowning prevention.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to improve cross-departmental coordination of water safety and drowning prevention policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide an update on the implementation of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, including the steps the Government is taking to support Israeli an
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made on establishing and implementing the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace since its launch.