To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to revise Ofsted inspection criteria to include monitoring of the amount of homework set in schools to enable assessment of compliance with recommendations in her Department's publication Homework: Guidelines for Primary and Secondary Schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to revise Ofsted inspection criteria to include monitoring of the amount of homework set in schools to enable assessment of compliance with recommendations in her Department's publication Homework: Guidelines for Primary and Secondary Schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2005, Official Report, column 1702W, on out-of-hours learning, if she will ask Ofsted to calculate the proportion of (a) secondary schools and (b) primary schools that set homework consistent with the guidance set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2005, Official Report, column 1702W, on out-of-hours learning, if she will ask Ofsted to calculate the proportion of (a) secondary schools and (b) primary schools that set homework consistent with the guidance set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 1012W, on out-of-hours learning, who monitors the extent to which the guidance on homework for school pupils set out in her Department's publication, Homework: Guidance for Primary and Secondary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 1012W, on out-of-hours learning, who monitors the extent to which the guidance on homework for school pupils set out in her Department's publication, Homework: Guidance for Primary and Secondary...

(4) what her estimate is of the proportion of primary schools that are ensuring that children in years 3 and 4 are set, on average, about one and a half hours of homework per week;

(4) what her estimate is of the proportion of primary schools that are ensuring that children in years 3 and 4 are set, on average, about one and a half hours of homework per week;

(6) what her estimate is of the proportion of primary schools that are ensuring that children in years 1 and 2 are set, on average, about one hour of homework per week;

(6) what her estimate is of the proportion of primary schools that are ensuring that children in years 1 and 2 are set, on average, about one hour of homework per week;

(7) what her estimate is of the proportion of schools that have a written policy on homework which is publicly available on request;

(7) what her estimate is of the proportion of schools that have a written policy on homework which is publicly available on request;

(3) what her estimate is of the proportion of secondary schools that are ensuring that children in years 7 and 8 are set, on average, between 45 and 90 minutes of homework per day;

(3) what her estimate is of the proportion of secondary schools that are ensuring that children in years 7 and 8 are set, on average, between 45 and 90 minutes of homework per day;

(5) what her estimate is of the proportion of primary schools that are ensuring that children in years 5 and 6 are set, on average, about 30 minutes of homework per day;

(5) what her estimate is of the proportion of primary schools that are ensuring that children in years 5 and 6 are set, on average, about 30 minutes of homework per day;

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what her estimate is of the proportion of secondary schools that are ensuring that children in years 10 and 11 are set, on average, between one and a half and two and a half hours of homework per day;

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what her estimate is of the proportion of secondary schools that are ensuring that children in years 10 and 11 are set, on average, between one and a half and two and a half hours of homework per day;

(8) what her assessment is of progress in improving homework policies within (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools since the publication of the relevant guidelines in November 1998.

(8) what her assessment is of progress in improving homework policies within (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools since the publication of the relevant guidelines in November 1998.

(2) what her estimate is of the proportion of secondary schools that are ensuring that children in year 9 are set, on average, between one and two hours of homework per day;

(2) what her estimate is of the proportion of secondary schools that are ensuring that children in year 9 are set, on average, between one and two hours of homework per day;

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidelines her Department has issued on homework in secondary schools for year (a) seven, (b) eight, (c) nine, (d) 10 and (e) 11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidelines her Department has issued on homework in secondary schools for year (a) seven, (b) eight, (c) nine, (d) 10 and (e) 11.

Whether they support the decision of the headmaster of St John's School, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to abolish homework for pupils; and what is their view on the need for homework for school children. [HL 949;HL 940].

Whether they support the decision of the headmaster of St John's School, Marlborough, Wiltshire, to abolish homework for pupils; and what is their view on the need for homework for school children. [HL 949;HL 940].

What additional financial support they intend to make available to schools which provide extended school programmes, such as supervised homework and sport after school hours; and how it will be allocated. [HL 1197]. - Includes figures.

What additional financial support they intend to make available to schools which provide extended school programmes, such as supervised homework and sport after school hours; and how it will be allocated. [HL 1197]. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent advice his Department has issued to schools in the London Borough of Havering regarding the (a) number of hours of physical education that should be taught to GCSE pupils and (b) the setting of homework tasks for GCSE...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent advice his Department has issued to schools in the London Borough of Havering regarding the (a) number of hours of physical education that should be taught to GCSE pupils and (b) the setting of homework tasks for GCSE...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many homework clubs have been set up in schools in England. - Inc fact that department does not collect statistics on homework clubs in schools: setting these up is a matter for local decision and ref to "Extending Opportunity:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many homework clubs have been set up in schools in England. - Inc fact that department does not collect statistics on homework clubs in schools: setting these up is a matter for local decision and ref to "Extending Opportunity:...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in the promotion of homework clubs in schools in Portsmouth; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in the promotion of homework clubs in schools in Portsmouth; and if she will make a statement.

Supplementary business question on "operation homework" in which Ministry of Defence supplied information to Prime Ministers son.

Supplementary business question on "operation homework" in which Ministry of Defence supplied information to Prime Ministers son.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in the promotion of homework clubs in schools; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what progress has been made in the promotion of homework clubs in schools; and if she will make a statement.