Afzal Khan MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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9 published records · newest first.

Written questions

Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a comparative assessment of the level of wages for a (a) school teacher and (b) college teacher.
Answer: The government’s role in relation to pay and conditions across schools and colleges differs.The statutory requirements for teachers' pay and conditions within maintained schools in England are set out in the school teachers’ pay and conditions document. T...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Adult Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that reductions in the adult skills fund allocations does not disproportionately impact (a) people in receipt of benefits and (b) young people not in education, emp
Answer: We are facing a challenging fiscal context. Fixing the foundations of the economy will take time, and tough decisions are needed across the public sector to get our finances under control to ensure we deliver on our priorities through our Plan for Change....
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Curriculum and Assessment ReviewDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review will be published; how she plans to implement recommendations from that review; and how she plans to protect the mental health of children and young
Answer: The interim report sets out the Review’s interim findings and confirms the key areas for future work, but there is more to do before publication of the final report. The Review is now carrying out a further investigation into specific policy and subject i...
Answered 28 May 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Greater ManchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many representations her Department has received from Manchester City Council on the (a) funding and (b) quality of SEND provision in Greater Manchester in the last five years.
Answer: The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the ri...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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Special Educational Needs: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support SEND transport providers in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) nationally.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Manchester Rusholme to the answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27291.
Answered 14 Apr 2025
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Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the graduate route in promoting the UK as an international study destination.
Answer: The UK has a world-class higher education sector, with four universities in the world university rankings top 10 and 15 in the top 100, alongside a wide array of leading institutions which can offer a fulfilling and enjoyable experience to international s...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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Curriculum: DonorsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to make (a) blood, (b) plasma, (c) platelet, (d) organ, (e) stem cell and (f) tissue donation a mandatory part of the curriculum for primary and secondary school children.
Answer: The teaching of blood, tissue and organs is covered in the biology national curriculum at key stage 3, so is taught to pupils aged 11 to 14. While organ donation is not specifically mentioned, schools may choose to cover it here.At primary level, schools ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
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Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing teachers in sixth form colleges with the same pay increases as those agreed with school teachers.
Answer: The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE), including in sixth form colleges. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implement pay arrangements in line...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Vocational Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce whether her Department will provide funding for (a) BTEC and (b) Alternative Technical Qualification courses in the (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-27 academic year.
Answer: In July 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced a short pause to the defunding of qualifications to enable a review of post-16 qualification reforms at Level 3 and below. This was followed by a Written Ministerial Statem...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	1
Department for Business and Trade	3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	9
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	9
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	4
Department for Transport	6
Department for Work and Pensions	5
Department of Health and Social Care	20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	3
Home Office	3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	9
Ministry of Justice	1
Scotland Office	1
Treasury	7
Women and Equalities	1

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