Afzal Khan MP: written questions 2025
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Furniture Poverty: Manchester RusholmeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of levels of furniture poverty in social housing in Manchester Rusholme constituency.
Answer: On 2 July, the government opened a consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for the social and private rented sectors. It seeks views on a range of issues including whether landlords should provide suitable floor coverings in all rooms at th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCrisis and Resilience FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to allocate funding for furniture provision through the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
Answer: The new Crisis and Resilience Fund will be introduced from 1 April 2026. This represents the first ever multi-year settlement for locally delivered crisis support We will be working closely with local authorities and external stakeholders on the detailed ...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: FurnitureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that her Department's planned affordable housing will meet the (a) best practice guidance from the revised Decent Homes Standard and (b) best practice gu
Answer: On 2 July, the government opened a consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for the social and private rented sectors. It seeks views on a range of issues including whether landlords should provide suitable floor coverings in all rooms at th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Furniture PovertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to help tackle levels of furniture poverty for people living in social housing.
Answer: On 2 July, the government opened a consultation on a reformed Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for the social and private rented sectors. It seeks views on a range of issues including whether landlords should provide suitable floor coverings in all rooms at th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will visit the new Robotics Living Lab at the Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, to make an assessment of the potential merits of this example of in
Answer: The Robotics Living Lab was awarded £3.8 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through its World Class Labs programme. This represents an outstanding example of how public funding for university-driven and interdisciplinary research can attract p...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to promote the UK fashion sector through the Creative Industries Growth strategy.
Answer: Through the Creative Industries Sector Plan, we are backing the UK fashion sector as a key part of our world-leading creative industries. This includes targeted support for emerging designers with a specific funding commitment to the British Fashion Counc...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will visit the new Robotics Living Lab at the Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, to make an assessment of its contribution to sustainable approaches for fashion man
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of the Robotics Living Lab (RoLL) at Manchester Fashion Institute for its key role in helping modernise the fashion industry. Officials have visited the Lab and recognise how, by combining robotics and digital tech...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will include the role of the UK fashion industry in the Invest 2035 strategy.
Answer: The Industrial Strategy will support the whole economy, through an improved operating environment, long-term stability and greater dynamism for new entrants to emerge.As set out in the Creative Industries Sector Plan, DCMS will invest in the British Fashi...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInsurance: PricesTreasuryTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65026More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will instruct the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate pricing in the insurance market.
Answer: Insurers make commercial decisions about the price and terms of cover they offer based on their assessment of the relevant risks. However, the Government is determined that insurers should treat customers fairly and firms are required to do so under Finan...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: Manufacturing IndustriesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the UK fashion industry’s contribution to (a) economic growth and (b) employment in the UK.
Answer: The department engages with key businesses and trade associations across the UK to support the fashion and textiles industry’s resilience and growth, including export support. The department has strong relationships with the British Fashion Council and th...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the number of practising (a) dentists and (b) dental (i) hygienists, (ii) therapists and (iii) nurses.
Answer: We are determined to rebuild National Health Service dentistry and deliver a dentistry service fit for the future.No recent assessment has been made. The 10-Year Health Plan has set out a new service model for the NHS. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will asse...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will require local authorities to provide family hubs in communities.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to develop a national outcomes framework for family hubs.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding for family hubs will be included in the Child Poverty Strategy.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. The Child Poverty Taskforce meeting in January focused on the crucial role of local services, including family hubs, in reducing the impact of pover...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding was allocated to family hubs in the Spending Review 2025.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that family hubs are available in all areas.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of family hubs playing on (a) neighbourhood health and (b) the delivery of integrated community-based health services.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan outlined proposals for a new Neighbourhood Health Service, which embodies our preventative principle, that care should happen as locally as it can. Neighbourhood health services will build on, and will coordinate with Best Start Fa...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that that integrated family hubs are available to support families in local communities.
Answer: On 11 June 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out plans for spending and public sector reforms through the Spending Review 2025. This announcement confirmed departmental budgets for 2026/27 onwards and committed that the gove...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) extremist radicalisation and (b) forms of non-ideological violence.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling those who spread views that promote violence and hatred against individuals and communities in our society, and that radicalise others into terrorism. To understand such threats, we maintain expertise and capabiliti...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote digital literacy education in schools to encourage the responsible use of mobile technology.
Answer: Within the computing curriculum pupils are taught to use technology safely, responsibly, respectfully and securely, to keep personal information private, to recognise unacceptable behaviour, and to understand where to seek support.Within citizenship and r...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) parents, (b) students and (c) teachers on the management of mobile phone use in schools.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in our schools.Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes a...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of mobile phone usage in schools on (a) levels of bullying and (b) safeguarding.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in our schools.Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes a...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) teachers and (b) school leaders to enforce mobile phone usage policies in schools.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in our schools.Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes a...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of mobile phone use on (a) student behaviour and (b) academic performance in schools.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in our schools.Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes a...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her Department's guidance on mobile phone use among young people in schools, published in February 2024, on the use of mobile phones in schools.
Answer: Mobile phones have no place in our schools.Schools should prohibit the use of mobile phones and other smart technology with similar functionality to mobile phones throughout the school day, including during lessons, the time between lessons, breaktimes a...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
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