Lord Ouseley

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causatory factors leading to a decline in the number of young people starting an apprenticeship in the current year; and how that decline will affect their target to create three millio...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what key factors they have identified as leading to an increase in homelessness; and what plans they have to achieve its reduction.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of Community Rehabilitation Companies; and what evidence they have to demonstrate that part-privatisation of the probation services is keeping the public safe and turning ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals will be refunded employment tribunal fees, following the decision of the Supreme Court in R v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51; and what is the estimated cost of those refunds.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to respond to the Local Government Association's request for an urgent action plan to improve conditions in youth custody provision, following the conclusion by HM Inspectorate of Prisons, set out in the 201...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of research published by the BBC on 2 August estimating future shortfalls in care home places, what steps they are taking to ensure the sufficient provision of such places.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the implications for crime and security in the UK of reports that there are 500 occurrences of identity theft each day and what action, if any, they plan to take to reduce identity theft.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns expressed by the NSPCC regarding the 60 per cent rise in reports of child neglect over the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the operation of the benefits system, in particular its impact on vulnerable people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take to improve the quality of life and future prospects for the four million children living in relative poverty in the UK.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the increasing numbers of rough sleepers; and what assessment they have made of further predicted increases this winter.

Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research undertaken for the Local Government Association by the Learning and Work Institute estimating that 12 million people will, by 2024, be without work, or in work for which they are over...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take steps to suspend 11-plus examinations for entry to grammar schools in Buckinghamshire until there is clarity about the reasons for the findings by Local, Equal, Excellent that children of Pakistani...

Her Majesty's Government how, and when, they intend to honour the pledge in the Queen's Speech "to make progress to tackle discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation".

Her Majesty's Government how many BAME (1) men, and (2) women, hold senior and chief officer positions in police constabularies in England and Wales; how many such positions there are; and what assessment they have made of the recruitment trends to such p...

Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the survey commissioned by the Criminal Justice Alliance, published on 29 June, which found that more than a third of BAME people aged 16 to 30 did not believe police used fair information to deci...

Her Majesty's Government what priority they attach to reducing the increasing levels of knife crime; and when they intend to restore spending levels for youth services to assist local initiatives in this area.

Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of staff shortages in the key areas of teaching and the NHS, they intend to remove public service jobs from the immigration cap.

Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate shortages in the labour market following Brexit; and what plans they have to start training an adequate number of people to fill such shortages.

Her Majesty's Government how many nursing posts were unfilled in NHS England on the most recent date for which figures are available; and what plans they have to fill those places.