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201 records in UK in 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2016
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Karen Bradley) has made the following Statement:The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will take place in Brussels on 21 and 22 November 2016. Shan Morgan, the UK Deputy Perman...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes to ensure that funds allocated to local authorities to fund support for early years is spent (a) in the year for which it is allocated and (b) on early years activities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to reverse the decline in the number of 31 to 60 year olds studying in part-time higher education in England since 2006-07.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the Higher Education and Funding Council's progress in delivering the support for part-time and flexible higher education as set out in the Government's Higher Education Funding
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of exiting the EU on higher education research and development in the North West.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reduce the difference in attainment for children under five between the North West and the national average.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2016
The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will take place in Brussels on 21 and 22 November 2016. Shan Morgan, the UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU will represent the UK at the Youth section of the Council. I will represent the UK at bot...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2016
My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Karen Bradley) has made the following Statement:The Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will take place in Brussels on 21 and 22 November 2016. Shan Morgan, the UK Deputy Perman...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2016 to Question 52097, on higher education: finance, whether those wider discussions will be undertaken by her Department or by the Department for Exiting the European Uni
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is her Department's policy to fund early years education outside a national funding formula.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the rates of early years development; how many and what proportion of children are reaching expected standards in language development by age five; what discussions she
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times her Department has (a) terminated a contract, (b) imposed a penalty and (c) denied permission for a company to tender on the grounds of grave professional misconduct since November 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to introduce a workforce quality supplement in the early years funding system to incentivise nursery settings to recruit and retain early years teachers; and if she will make a st
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that her Department achieves value for money in its investment in education.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's education projects in Pakistan in identifying and targeting girls from religious minorities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanisms her Department uses to (a) target and (b) support education of girls from religious minorities in Pakistan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's education projects in Pakistan focus on girls from religious minorities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is monitoring content that is publicly available on social networking sites using overt monitoring techniques.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Government amendments to the Higher Education and Research Bill at Commons ReportThe English Votes for English Laws process applies to public bills in th...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Jo Johnson MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.I am pleased to announce the publication of analysis of English Votes for English Laws in re...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children (a) with special education needs, (b) in care and (c) on a child protection plan attend (i) maintained nursery schools, (ii) nursery classes and (iii) private, voluntary and independ
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to commit to maintaining funding for Scottish and UK higher education institutions from EU sources at or above current levels after the UK leaves the EU.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support adolescent girls into secondary education in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); which programmes her Department supports that address access to se
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget was allocated to Ofsted's inspection team for early years settings in each year since 2010-11.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set a publication date for the Early Years Workforce strategy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans for the Early Years Workforce Strategy to be published.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many working days were lost due to mental illness in her Department in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 9 November (HL2741), whether they intend to provide schools and other educational establishments with information about the benefits of Brexit.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Government has spent on advertising in each of the last six years with (a) The Times, (b) The Sunday Times, (c) The Mail on Sunday, (d) The Sun, (e) The Sun on Sunday, (f) The Huffington Post, (g)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to work with West Sussex County Council to improve education results in that area.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Questions 51314 and 51315, tabled by the hon. Member for Manchester Central on 1 November 2016 for Answer on 4 November 2016.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 November 2016
A Bill to require the provision of defibrillators in education establishments, and in leisure, sports and certain other public facilities; to make provision for training persons to operate defibrillators; to make provision for funding the acquisition, installation, use and maintenance of defibrillators; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Government overseas development assistance expenditure is spent directly or indirectly on low-fee, for profit private schools in (a) Nigeria, (b) Pakistan, (c) Kenya and (d) Uganda.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to respond to the recent recommendations by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on privatisation and the right to education.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department plans to publish a new global education strategy setting out how the UK will help to meet Sustainable Development Goal 4.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of direct or indirect Government overseas development assistance expenditure on low-fee, for profit private schools on the performance of those schools
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2016 to Question 49975, which academy trusts had schools removed and rebrokered to other trusts; which schools were so removed and rebrokered; and how many schools each aca
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that her Department's education spending delivers the best learning outcomes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to prevent early years settings charging retainer fees to parents hoping to secure Government funded nursery places for their children.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of women are employed by her Department on a London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executiv
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the reasons are for the change in timetable for the publication of the Sussex area review on further education and sixth form colleges.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what character education grants were awarded to organisations and schools from 2014 to 2016; what was the value of each grant awarded; who were the recipients of each grant awarded; and what was the purpose and impact of th
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of funding provided through free early years entitlement that is received by early education providers rated by Ofsted as (i) outstanding, (ii) go
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department defines areas with the greatest sufficiency challenge in allocating resources from the capital grants fund.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2016 to Question 51228, on higher education: Scotland, when the Department's quarterly transparency returns and details of meetings held since the Departmen
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU on student and staff numbers in the higher education sector.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Government plans to publish its response to the consultation on early years funding.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms and safeguards the Department for International Development has in place to ensure that British aid distributed in Pakistan is not used by provinces or schools to purchase textbooks which contain material in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Education Fund for Sindh takes into account the curricula being taught to students when making funding decisions, and what steps they are taking to ensure that children supported by the Fund are not taught an in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 November 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they have made to ensure appropriate representation of the charity sector on the board of the Institute for Apprenticeships.