Andrew Gwynne MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Mayors: 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
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) levels of recognition of kinship care and (b) the lack of a kinship carers identity card on kinship carers when they interact with (i) schools, (ii) h
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
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Advisory ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to encourage (a) children’s services, (b) educational institutes and (c) health services to direct all new kinship carers to (i) charities dedicated to kinship car
Answer: The department is working across government to improve awareness and access to support for kinship carers. Through the Children’s Wellbeing and School’s Bill, we are enshrining the first definition of kinship care in law and mandating local authorities to...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOrphans: DatabasesDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will create a register of all orphaned children in the UK that includes (a) the living situation of the child and (b) any support offered to (i) the child and (ii) any person with caring responsibilities
Answer: The government is determined to ensure that children who have lost their parents live in a loving and stable home, with the opportunities they deserve.Many orphaned children will be raised by a friend or family member through kinship care. Where this is i...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: Domestic AbuseDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to (a) provide specific advice and (b) increase the level of support available for foster parents when facing abusive or controlling behaviours from their foster child’s birth parents.
Answer: The department is not currently planning specific advice or increased support on the issue of abusive or controlling behaviours from their foster child’s birth parents.However, our investment in foster care does include sources of support for foster carer...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the (a) potential implications for her policies of trends in and (b) adequacy of her Department's policies for tackling regional differences in worklessness.
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper set out the biggest reforms to employment support for a generation to support our ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate and reduce regional disparities. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will shift from be...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: Career DevelopmentDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to (a) increase educational attainment and (b) improve career opportunities in all regions of the UK.
Answer: All children and young people should have the opportunity to succeed. That is why, through our work to deliver the Opportunity Mission, this government will work in partnership with those inside and outside of government to break the unfair link betwe...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help reduce regional disparities in (a) exam results and (b) access to higher education.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter where they are from. However, the department knows pupil attainment varies considerably across the country. This is not acceptable, which is why the Opportunity Mission will...
Answered 20 May 2025
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