Andrew Gwynne MP: written questions
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Sewage: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to (a) increase monitoring of sewage pollution and (b) improve compliance with regulations by water companies.
Answer: Since 1 January 2025, water companies are required to publish data related to discharges from all storm overflows within one hour of the discharge beginning. The Secretary of State has authorised Ofwat to carry out enforcement action for this duty, in acc...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on incidents between 1 and 3 June 2025 near aid distribution sites in Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains extremely challenging. We are appalled by repeated reports of mass casualty incidents in which Palestinians have been killed when trying to access aid sites. We call for an immediate and independent investigation...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start SchemeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) expanding eligibility for Healthy Start and (b) increasing the payments for Healthy Start recipients on (i) maternal and (ii) child heal
Answer: Under the Health Mission, the Government is committed to prevention and to tackling obesity, creating a fairer, healthier food environment. Pregnant women and children aged under four years old and over one year old each receive £4.25 every week, and chil...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Technology: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) schools and (b) school leaders have engaged with A whole-school approach to food e-learning module that was launched 28 October 2024; and whether her Department is collecting data to measure the ef
Answer: Since its launch, 903 users have engaged with the ‘A whole-school approach to food’ e-learning module. The department receives evaluation data of the training from post-completion user-assessments. 99% of users said they were satisfied with the module a...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the adequacy of (a) the current Free School Meal eligibility criteria and (b) the per-pupil funding available for Free School Meals.
Answer: This government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity and tackling child poverty. We have now announced that we are extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit from September 2026. It will lif...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordParental Leave: Kinship CareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether kinship carers will be included within the scope of the parental leave review.
Answer: I recognise the vital role that Kinship Carers play in caring for vulnerable children, and the need to support Kinship Carers in the workplace.As part of our broader commitment to working families, we are conducting a comprehensive review of the parental ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: Property DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of housing developers that deliver less affordable housing than initially promised when awarded contracts.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening the existing system of developer contributions, including section 106 planning obligations, to ensure that new developments provide appropriate affordable homes and infrastructure. Further details will be set o...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: North of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2025 to Question 51319 on Mayors: North of England, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) her Department's funding for devolved ser
Answer: We are giving local leaders, including mayors in the North West, the tools they need to deliver growth and raise living standards in their areas by devolving power and money from central government. This includes strong new powers over housing, planning, ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSure Start ProgrammeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to help increase the effectiveness of Sure Start for reducing (a) child hospitalisations and (b) overall child health.
Answer: The long-term evaluations of Sure Start show large-scale, holistic interventions can be effective in improving children’s health, reducing hospitalisations, and delivering positive impacts on long-term health and development outcomes. The Family Hubs and ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOrphans: DatabasesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 51817 on Orphans: Databases, if she will take steps to create a register of all orphaned children which includes information on the care arrangements of each ch
Answer: The department does not currently have any plans to create a new register for orphaned children. Our priority for children who have been orphaned is to find them a new, permanent, loving home as soon as we can.Some are taken in by a member of their family...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of social housing provision and (b) the length of the waiting lists to access social housing.
Answer: With over 1.3 million people on social housing registers, the government is clear that there is a chronic shortage of social housing in England. That is why we are committed to the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding for a generation.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her Department has made on developing a long-term housing strategy.
Answer: The government intends to publish a long-term housing strategy later this year.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSure Start ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to increase levels of Sure Start provision in the most disadvantaged areas.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give every child the best start in life. Progress on this commitment will be measured by assessing whether 75% of five-year-olds are reaching a good level of development in the Early Years Foundati...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for (a) Sure Start centres and (b) other early-years childcare support.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give every child the best start in life. Progress on this commitment will be measured by assessing whether 75% of five-year-olds are reaching a good level of development in the Early Years Foundati...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSure Start Programme: Greater ManchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres have (a) closed and (b) been converted into children’s centre linked sites in Greater Manchester since 2010.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give every child the best start in life. Progress on this commitment will be measured by assessing whether 75% of five-year-olds are reaching a good level of development in the Early Years Foundati...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to increase pre-school support for children living in disadvantaged areas.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life. Low income families, children with education, health and care plans and looked after children are eligible for 15 hours funded early education from age 2. In a...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help reduce the number of children starting school without basic early-years skills.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change set out our ambition for a record proportion of children starting school ready to learn in the classroom. We will measure our progress through 75% of children reaching a good level of development in the early years foundat...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: PovertyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to reduce child poverty.
Answer: Tackling child poverty is at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and improve the life chances for every child. For too many children, living in poverty robs them of the opportunity to learn and prosper.The Child Pov...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSure Start ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of restoring Sure Start funding to its initial level.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give every child the best start in life. Progress on this commitment will be measured by assessing whether 75% of five-year-olds are reaching a good level of development in the Early Years Foundati...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53814More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions were brought against the biological parents of children in foster care for incidents involving (a) inappropriate, (b) threatening and (c) abusive contact with their child’s foster parents since May 2024.
Answer: Threatening or abusive behaviour can amount to an offence under the Public Order Act 1986. To establish whether defendants charged with Public Order Act offences committed these offences against the foster carers of their children would require a manual r...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish guidance on the circumstances in which police forces should consider the possibility of domestic abuse when responding to incidents that involve (a) kinship carers and (b) the wide
Answer: The statutory definition of domestic abuse, contained within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, captures a wide range of relationships and applies to kinship carers where they are related to a perpetrator.The Government will consider kinship carers when updatin...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Kinship CareHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take legislative steps to extend the definition of domestic abuse to include abuse of kinship carers by people in the wider family of the child that they care for.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently have plans to extend the definition of domestic abuse.The statutory definition of domestic abuse, contained within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, captures a wide range of relationships and applies to kinship carers where t...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will estimate (a) the number of children in kinship care that receive delayed medical treatment in (i) emergencies and (ii) routine medical care resulting from the challenges in establishing
Answer: The Government does not hold the data requested. It is a legal and ethical principle that valid consent must be obtained before starting personal care, treatment, or investigations. This reflects the rights of individuals to decide what happens to their o...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will implement specific training for (a) emergency care workers, (b) other healthcare professionals and (c) administrative NHS staff on (i) treating children who are in kinship care, (ii) the
Answer: The core and specialist training for children living with kinship carers is the same as for all children in care. The Government does not have plans to implement specialised training at present.The Government recognises the important role that kinship car...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Identity CardsDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) potential merits of implementing a national kinship care identity card.
Answer: In October 2024, the department published the kinship care statutory guidance for local authorities, which outlines the framework for the provision of support for kinship children and kinship families.Measures included in the Children’s Wellbeing and Scho...
Answered 28 May 2025
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