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Lords HL3589
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress has been made on data-sharing arrangements between the Department of Work and Pensions and Department for Education to ensure that children automatically qualify for free school meals as their families...
Tabled: 2026-09-15
Lord Walker of Broxton
Lord Walker of Broxton
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We want to ensure that every family that needs support can access it. Extending free school meals t...
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Lords HL3588
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce national auto-enrolment for free school meals for all children in households receiving Universal Credit.
Tabled: 2026-09-15
Lord Walker of Broxton
Lord Walker of Broxton
Lab
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We want to ensure that every family that needs support can access it. Extending free school meals t...
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Lords HL3646
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster on 15 September (HL2938), whether representatives of the British High Commission in Lusaka have established (1) where the Right Reverend Dr Trevor Mw...
Tabled: 2026-09-16
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-10-07
Our British High Commission in Lusaka engages frequently with the Zambian government and other stakeholders. We emphasise the importance of transparency and the following of due process, including ...
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Lords HL3645
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster on 15 September (HL2937), what information they have received concerning the factual basis for the treason charge brought against the Right Reverend ...
Tabled: 2026-09-16
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-10-07
Our British High Commission in Lusaka engages frequently with the Zambian government and other stakeholders. We emphasise the importance of transparency and the following of due process, including ...
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Lords HL3644
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster on 15 September (HL2936), whether their engagements with the government of Zambia have included representations specifically concerning the detention...
Tabled: 2026-09-16
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
LD
To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 2026-10-07
Our British High Commission in Lusaka engages frequently with the Zambian government and other stakeholders. We emphasise the importance of transparency and the following of due process, including ...
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Lords HL3530
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of pensioners they forecast will receive the new state pension in (1) 2030, (2) 2035, and (3) 2040.
Tabled: 2026-09-15
Baroness Coffey
Baroness Coffey
Con
To: Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 2026-10-07
In 2030, 57% of people in Great Britain over State Pension Age are forecasted to be in receipt of the new State Pension. This rises to 74% in 2035 and 85% in 2040. This is based off DWP’s internal ...
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Lords HL3316
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the publication of the Command Paper Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom on 9 March, what principles will be used to help providers assess when speech...
Tabled: 2026-09-09
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Lord Goodman of Wycombe
Con
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The department will soon publish guidance on managing external speakers and events in higher education (HE) with regard to the Prevent duty. This will encourage HE providers to consider where there...
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Lords HL3353
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the report by the Education Policy Institute Growing apart: The evolution of the disadvantage gap, published on 10 June, that 40 per cent of the disadvantage gap at a...
Tabled: 2026-09-09
The Lord Bishop of Peterborough
The Lord Bishop of Peterborough
Bshp
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The government is committed to breaking the link between a child’s background and future success.The department recognises that disadvantage can affect children’s development before they start scho...
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Lords HL3229
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Department for Education has been in contact with the University of Cambridge since 1 July 2026 concerning the Faculty of Education’s status as an accredited initial teacher training provider; and whethe...
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Cash
Baroness Cash
Con
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The department has not been in contact with the University of Cambridge since 1 July 2026 regarding its status as an accredited initial teacher training provider.
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Lords HL3232
To ask His Majesty's Government how much higher education subject courses cost for each of the strategic priority grant groups A, B, C and D; and what is the cut-off point between each group in monetary terms.
Tabled: 2026-09-08
The Earl of Clancarty
The Earl of Clancarty
XB
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The subject price groups used for higher education funding derive from the former Higher Education Funding Council for England teaching funding methodology, which categorised subjects according to ...
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Lords HL3231
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Office for Students has opened, or intends to open, regulatory engagement with the University of Cambridge under its conditions of registration relating to governance, management, and accountability in c...
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Cash
Baroness Cash
Con
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The University of Cambridge is an autonomous institution that is rightly establishing an independent investigation. The university published further details about this on 4 September, which are ava...
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Lords HL3230
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to require the independent investigation announced by the University of Cambridge on 12 August into appointments in its Faculty of Education to publish its findings in full.
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Cash
Baroness Cash
Con
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The University of Cambridge is an autonomous institution that is rightly establishing an independent investigation. The university published further details about this on 4 September, which are ava...
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Lords HL3568
To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been issued to police, prosecutors and border authorities about British citizens returning to the UK after having (1) lawfully volunteered or for, or enlisted in, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or (2...
Tabled: 2026-09-15
Lord Risby
Lord Risby
Con
To: Attorney General's Office
Answered 2026-10-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice to Ukraine states: 'If you travel to Ukraine to fight, or to assist others engaged in the war, your activities may amount to offenc...
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Lords HL3567
To ask His Majesty's Government what policy they have about the investigation and prosecution of British citizens returning to the UK after having (1) lawfully volunteered or for, or enlisted in, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, or (2) undertaken huma...
Tabled: 2026-09-15
Lord Risby
Lord Risby
Con
To: Attorney General's Office
Answered 2026-10-07
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) travel advice to Ukraine states: 'If you travel to Ukraine to fight, or to assist others engaged in the war, your activities may amount to offenc...
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Lords HL3228
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the devolved appointment processes described by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in her statement on 12 August 2026 are consistent with the accountability expected of an accredited initial ...
Tabled: 2026-09-08
Baroness Cash
Baroness Cash
Con
To: Department for Education
Answered 2026-10-07
The Secretary of State for Education sets the initial teacher training (ITT) criteria, which accredited providers must meet to deliver ITT that leads to qualified teacher status. These criteria inc...
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