Alberto Costa MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Sign Language: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with Ofqual on the timing of the first teaching of the British Sign Language GCSE.
Answer: The development of a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is an important step toward fostering greater recognition of BSL as a language, and the government is committed to developing a qualification that benefits both students and the wider deaf community.Th...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Sign Language: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects the first BSL GCSE course to begin.
Answer: The development of a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE is an important step toward fostering greater recognition of BSL as a language, and the government is committed to developing a qualification that benefits both students and the wider deaf community.Th...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Faith Schools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will extend the 50% faith-based admissions cap to all new schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Leicestershire to the answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 23775.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
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Teachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of removing the abatement law on teacher's pensions on (a) retaining teachers and (b) allowing retired teachers to return to the profession.
Answer: The department reviewed the abatement provisions as part of scheme reforms introduced in 2015 and removed abatement applying to any service accrued under the career average scheme that was introduced.The abatement provision applies to pension accrued in t...
Answered 22 Nov 2024
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2
Department for Education	4
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	7
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	2
Department for Transport	2
Department for Work and Pensions	1
Department of Health and Social Care	2
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	1
Home Office	2
Ministry of Defence	2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	10
Ministry of Justice	3

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