Lord Watson of Invergowrie

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have assessed the relative strengths of grammar schools and Sure Start Centres in relation to ensuring social mobility; and if so, what data were used and which stakeholders were consulted.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government upon what basis the figure of £60 million each year for the expansion of grammar schools over the remainder of this Parliament was decided; who was consulted; and what calculations were made.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the announcement in the Autumn Statement that funding would be made available for the expansion of grammar schools, whether new legislation will be introduced to Parliament to achieve this.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the money in the Autumn Statement for the expansion of grammar schools will be allocated; what variables will be used to make the decision; and what assessment criteria are in place to ensure that the funding is being u...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are reviewing the experiences of children who took their standard assessment tests in the last year and who raised problems of inaccessibility.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many parental complaints have been made to the Department for Education concerning special educational needs and disability in the last two academic years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the new standard assessment tests were trialled for children with special educational needs.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which schools unlawfully or disproportionately exclude pupils with special educational needs; and what steps they are taking to investigate such cases.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will publish the LaingBuisson report into the future of children's services in Birmingham; and if so, when.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take in the light of the publication in the Guardian on 10 September of Department for Education emails and claims that departmental staff sought to undermine and bring about the departure of Natash...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases of absence as a result of work-related violence were reported by teaching assistants and school support staff in (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, (4) 2012–13, (5) 2013–14, (6) 2014–15, and (7) 2015–16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many claims for Statutory Sick Pay were made by teaching assistants and school support staff due to work-related stress and mental ill-health in (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, (4) 2012–13, (5) 2013–14, (6) 2014–...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regional variations arose in the reporting of cases of work-related stress and mental ill-health by teaching assistants and school support staff in (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, (4) 2012–13, (5) 2013–14, (6) 2...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases of work-related stress and mental ill-health were reported by teaching assistants and school support staff in (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, (4) 2012–13, (5) 2013–14, (6) 2014–15, and (7) 2015–16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to publish their care leaver covenant.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources were allocated in, or are planned for, (1) 2016–17, (2) 2017–18, (3) 2018–19, and (4) 2019–20, for (a) university social work programmes via student bursaries and the Training Support Grant; (b) the Frontline...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what modelling they have done to establish the scale of gains and losses that are likely to result from the introduction of the National Funding Formula for schools.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the BBC's proposal to provide every child in Year 7 with the micro:bit codeable computer.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the concerns expressed by the National Farmers Union and the Country Land and Business Association regarding the prospective loss of funding and access to markets to British agriculture in ...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Studio Schools currently exist in the UK; how many of those schools are standalone; and how many of those schools have closed.