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Written Question
Christmas Cards
Monday 5th January 2015

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which (a) individuals, (b) companies and (c) other organisations receive Christmas cards from her Department.

Answered by Nick Gibb

This information is not collected by the Department for Education and can only be compiled at disproportionate costs.

Written Question
Catering
Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

Detailed information in the form requested is not held centrally and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.

Written Question
Take-away Food
Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on take-away food for staff since May 2010.

Answered by Nick Gibb

The Department for Education does not hold information centrally that would enable the identification of expenditure on take-away food for staff.

Written Question
Art Works
Thursday 27th November 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much her Department has spent on transporting, installing and removing works of art from the Government Art Collection for the display of artwork in her Department since May 2010.

Answered by Sam Gyimah

The Government Art Collection covers the cost of transporting, installing and removing works of art in government departments, except in particular circumstances.

The breakdown of this information by Department is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Sep 2014
Infant Class Sizes

"May I ask the right hon. Lady about an issue specific to Leicester with which she will be familiar, namely the Falcons primary school, which is a Sikh free school that was due to open this week? She will know that the Department effectively pulled the plug on it last …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What steps she is taking to make child care more affordable and improve the flexibility of child care provision...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"As a fellow Leicestershire MP, may I welcome the right hon. Lady to her promotion, which is well-deserved? I am sure she will know that in Leicester the cost of holiday child care has doubled since 2010, with parents paying about £50 more than they were. When is she going …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T4. Many parents across Leicester, and I dare say across Loughborough too, do not think it unreasonable to expect teachers to be qualified. Why does the right hon. Lady disagree with them?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2014
Birmingham Schools

"On Friday, in my constituency, I was approached by some Muslim parents and, indeed, Muslim teachers who were very concerned about the tone of this debate, and who felt that the Muslim community were being branded as extremists. Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that all of us who are …..."
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Written Question
Incinerators: Health Hazards
Tuesday 1st April 2014

Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department is (a) undertaking or (b) plans to undertake a review of the check-off union subscription provision.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

The Department for Education is currently undertaking a review of the check-off union subscription provision.