Adam Dance MP: written questions
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Skills Bootcamps: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of basing Skills Bootcamp Wave 7 funding allocations on historic delivery data from 2024-25.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) Yeovil College and (b) other Somerset providers do not face reductions in their Skills Bootcamp budgets for the 2026-2027 financial year.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, we wi...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of projected funding allocations for Skills Bootcamps in Wave 7.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: South WestMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of funding was allocated to local authorities in the South West for road maintenance for 2025-26.
Answer: The 2026-27 Local Government Finance Settlement will make available £78 billion in Core Spending Power for local authorities in England, a 6.1% increase compared to 2025-26. The majority of funding in the Settlement is unringfenced recognising that local ...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Excise DutiesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Vehicle Excise Duty was raised nationally from people in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England in the last 12 months.
Answer: The total amount of vehicle excise duty (VED) collected between 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 was £8.4 billion. However, information about VED is not broken down into areas and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Strategic Road Network funding is spent in the South West.
Answer: National Highways is forecasting that 9 to 10 percent of its 2025/26 budget will be spent in the South-West. This is a provisional estimate based on its Quarter 3 position. The final outturn for the year will be available in the summer following independe...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost to drivers in rural communities in England of damage to vehicles caused by potholes.
Answer: The Department monitors industry figures on this issue such as those provided by the RAC, who recently reported that UK drivers spent an average of £320 on repairs following pothole-related damages, with some spending more than £1,000. The Government take...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to councils in South West England to complete road maintenance words to help reduce potholes.
Answer: The Government recognises that historic underinvestment has made it difficult for authorities to maintain their roads in the way that they would want to. The Government has therefore confirmed a record £7.3 billion investment into local highways maintenan...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SomersetDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of potholes to be fixed in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Answer: Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess whic...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoads: SomersetDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Storm Chandra on the prevalence of pot holes in (a) Yeovil constituency and (b) Somerset.
Answer: Water ingress into existing cracks and joints in road surfaces can accelerate the formation of defects such as potholes. Somerset Council is responsible for managing the impacts of wet weather on the condition of roads in Yeovil and Somerset as part of th...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help promote equality and inclusion as part of the National Year of Reading.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Yeovil, to the answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 112566.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReading: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the department is taking to ensure that the National Year of Reading is accessible for neurodiverse people in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (C) the United Kingdom.
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a UK wide campaign designed to tackle the steep decline in reading enjoyment amongst children, young people and adults, and to engage new audiences in reading.’Go All In’ is a fully inclusive campaign, encouraging people to...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordReading: South WestDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to promote the National Year of Reading in (a) early years settings, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools, (d) further education and (e) higher education in Southwest England
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a UK-wide campaign to address long term declines in reading enjoyment through engaging new audiences, reshaping public attitudes and building the systems needed to embed lasting, meaningful change, during 2026 and beyond. I...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: ReadingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role Young Futures Hubs will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading in Somerset.
Answer: The National Year of Reading is a Department for Education initiative, in collaboration with the National Literacy Trust.Young Futures Hubs will bring together services to improve access to opportunities and support for young people at community level, pr...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help increase access to libraries in rural areas with limited transport links.
Answer: The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 requires all local authorities in England to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. Each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library se...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: ReadingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what role rural public libraries will play in the delivery of the National Year of Reading in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: Public libraries are central to the success of the National Year of Reading’s campaign to engage people of all ages with reading. The Reading Agency has been appointed to work with sector partners to deliver and support public library engagement. The Summ...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHighway Code: PublicityDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will fund and deliver a public awareness campaign in rural Somerset to promote the updated Highway Code as part of the new Road Safety Strategy.
Answer: Following updates to the Highway Code in 2022, the department ran THINK! advertising campaigns nationally to raise awareness of the changes. Local authorities are responsible for delivering road safety education and have a statutory duty to take steps bot...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StandardsTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111316More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve the efficiency of His Majesties Revenue and Customs' operations.
Answer: As published in the Spending Review 2025 Departmental Efficiency Plans, HM Revenue and Customs will be delivering significant efficiencies of £886m per year by 2028-29 in five areas: moving to digital services – HMRC will use digital services as its main ...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the social housing sector in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 28 January 2026 (HCWS1283)
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: MaladministrationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of trends in the level of administrative errors made by social housing providers when a resident transitions from Housing Credit to Universal Credit.
Answer: The verification process to assure that the correct housing amount is included in the Universal Credit Award provides opportunities for claimants to challenge the amount, should they disagree with the amount verified as correct by their Landlord/Housing P...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of local authorities' guidance on how to (a) assess or (b) identify (i) dyslexia or (ii) support literacy dif?culties.
Answer: As reflected in the British Dyslexia Association’s report, the effective early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. In an inclusive education sy...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the phonics screener for the early identification of dyslexia in primary schools.
Answer: Early identification of need and support is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia.There are several assessments in place to measure progress and h...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she had made of the potential implications for her policies of the British Dyslexia Association's report entitled Lost in the system: Councils’ blind spot on dyslexia, published on 3 February 20
Answer: As reflected in the British Dyslexia Association’s report, the effective early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. In an inclusive education sy...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal, Social, Health and Economic Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase training on Personal, Social, Health and Economic education for teachers in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: The revised relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance was published on 15 July 2025.The department will invest £3 million in a teacher training fund over the next two years to ensure that the new curriculum has the greatest impact and £5 ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of changing the national curriculum to increase awareness of cancer prevention amongst pupils in Yeovil constituency.
Answer: It is important to educate people about causes and symptoms of cancer, and we are supportive of efforts to do this at an early age.Revised relationships, sex and health education statutory guidance was published on 15 July 2025. Cancer awareness and other...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
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