Written Questions

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Enter an MP's name to view all written questions they have submitted. Written questions are formally addressed to government departments and require official written responses. In the House of Commons, these may be directed to the Secretary of State for a given department, or to a junior Commons Minister where the Secretary of State sits in the House of Lords. In the House of Lords, questions are addressed collectively to "His Majesty's Government" rather than to a specific Secretary of State or department.

Commons 3030
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Probation Service is continuing to fund neurodiversity specialist services.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Marie Goldman
LD
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
Neurodiversity specialist services are arranged by probation regions individually, based on the specific needs of people on probation in the region. Arrangements therefore vary in terms of type of ...
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Commons 2991
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time taken to complete security vetting for Probation Service staff.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Siân Berry
Green
To: Ministry of Justice
Answered 2026-05-29
The checks that HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) undertake are required to assess individuals against a range of legislative requirements and security related factors that are pertinent to...
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Commons 2475
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps he has taken to increase the number of apprenticeships available to young people in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Adam Jogee
Lab
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
This Government is prioritising young people’s futures and reversing the sharp decline in apprenticeship starts amongst young people, which have fallen by 40% over the last decade. This includes a ...
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Commons 2409
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) what assessment he has made of the impact of increased employment costs on the ability of small and medium-sized businesses to offer apprenticeships (b) whether his Department plans to provi...
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Adrian Ramsay
Green
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
The government provides significant financial support to help employers to take on apprentices. This is part of our record-breaking investment of £3.3 billion in the Growth and Skills Levy this yea...
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Commons 3170
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to introduce an apprenticeship guarantee for 16-24 years old.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Peter Lamb
Lab
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-05-28
This Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. We are investing £2.5 billion into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy to support nearly one million 16–24...
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Commons 2808
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the University of Leeds report entitled Why doesn’t the UK make more Robots?, published in November 2025, what steps her Department is taking to help support t...
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Antonia Bance
Lab
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-28
Initiatives to support manufacture of robotics and autonomous systems include the £99m Made Smarter programme which funds the development and commercialisation of industrial digital technologies, i...
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Commons 2852
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she will have conversations with the Social Media companies about trends in the levels of blocked content across their platforms, about the use of IPEDs and SARMs.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Dr Luke Evans
Con
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-28
The Secretary of State engages regularly with Ofcom and industry, including social media companies, on how they are fulfilling their duties under the Online Safety Act, including in relation to ill...
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Commons 1644
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on social mobility of priority given for student placements to Russell Group universities.
Tabled: 2026-05-14
Cameron Thomas
LD
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-28
Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government and responsible for their own admissions decisions. The department knows that higher education (HE) is a vital engine of economic gro...
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Commons 2737
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of mobile phone mast sites servicing rural areas have alternative power generation or a battery back-up that can be accessed during an unplanned power outage.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Ben Lake
PC
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-28
Government does not hold this level of detailed information. Mobile network operators have legal obligations to put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure the resilience of their...
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Commons 2784
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Schools White Paper, what plans she has to safeguard local authority-run schools.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Catherine West
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-28
The ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ white paper sets out the unique and vital role local authorities play in delivery of high-quality education and opportunities for all children in their comm...
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Commons 3031
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help women from a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and b) Staffordshire access high-quality jobs in the tech sector.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
Adam Jogee
Lab
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-28
We established the Women in Tech Taskforce to identify and address the barriers preventing women from entering, staying in, and progressing in tech.This is a matter of principle; it makes economic ...
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Commons 2608
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential economic impact of rolling out ultrafast full fibre broadband across Scotland.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Seamus Logan
SNP
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-28
Project Gigabit is supporting connectivity improvements across Scotland through contracted delivery. Openreach has been awarded a £157 million contract, and a further £131 million of contracts have...
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Commons 2658
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the life sciences sector in Oxfordshire.
Tabled: 2026-05-18
Olly Glover
LD
To: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 2026-05-28
Through the Government’s Life Sciences Sector Plan, we are on a ten‑year mission to drive growth and build a prevention‑focused NHS. The Plan will make the UK Europe’s leading life sciences economy...
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Commons 3065
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Maths Hubs programme in improving GCSE maths attainment in disadvantaged areas.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
James McMurdock
Ind
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-28
The Maths Hubs programme aims to raise attainment for all students in England while reducing attainment gaps, including the disadvantage gap. Data for schools with high rates of free school meals (...
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Commons 2941
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department gives to qualified peripatetic and school music teachers to help them deliver music lessons.
Tabled: 2026-05-19
John Slinger
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-05-28
The department provides £76 million per annum for the Music Hub network that employs or contracts with over 9,000 peripatetic teaching staff across England. Music Hubs work with classroom teachers ...
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