Andrew Lewin MP: written questions
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Written questions
Ukrainian Language: GCSEDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on the introduction of a GCSE in Ukrainian.
Answer: Decisions about which languages to offer at GCSE in England are taken by the four independent awarding organisations, AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC, rather than by central government. We are working with awarding organisations to explore the developm...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of all secondary schools notifying SEND students and their families of the option to study Functional Skills Qualifications instead of GCSEs.
Answer: The department is committed to securing an excellent education for every child and your person. We recognise that GCSEs will not be the most appropriate route for every young person. While most pupils at key stage 4 work towards GCSEs or Technical Awards,...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension claimants are able to receive the value deferred back through inflated pensions before they pass away.
Answer: The Department does not know that a person has deferred until they submit a claim for their State Pension. This means it is not possible to identify the total number of people who are deferring at any point in time, the average length of deferral or the n...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the average period of time for which people choose to defer their state pensions.
Answer: The Department does not know that a person has deferred until they submit a claim for their State Pension. This means it is not possible to identify the total number of people who are deferring at any point in time, the average length of deferral or the n...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) chose to defer their state pension and (b) claimed an arears payment after 12 months in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.
Answer: The Department does not know that a person has deferred until they submit a claim for their State Pension. This means it is not possible to identify the total number of people who are deferring at any point in time, the average length of deferral or the n...
Answered 28 May 2026
Original Parliament recordColour Vision Deficiency: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what whether she has considered screening all primary school age children for colour blindness.
Answer: The department knows that effective early identification and intervention is critical in improving the outcomes of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Whilst the department does not have any current plans to i...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting for NHS treatment.
Answer: We know how important it is to patients and clinicians that they receive and deliver treatment faster.Our Elective Reform Plan is working. Waiting lists are down over 225,000 since we came to office. We delivered 5.2 million extra appointments in our firs...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: RentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to implement social rent convergence.
Answer: At the Budget on 26 November 2025, the Chancellor restated the government’s commitment to implementing Social Rent convergence. We will announce a decision on how we will do so in January 2026, before the launch of the Social and Affordable Homes Programm...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his planned timetable is to (a) reform the EPC system and (b) introduce a new Home Energy Model in 2026.
Answer: The government is working to reform EPCs so that they support our key objectives of achieving Clean Power by 2030 and accelerating to Net Zero. The government expects to introduce changes to EPCs metrics in 2026. The Home Energy Model (HEM) will replace t...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Courts: HertfordshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Pathfinder scheme to Hertfordshire.
Answer: The Pathfinder model is currently operating in six family court areas across England and Wales. Three further court areas will start the model on 11 November in the Black Country and Shropshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire and in Stoke-on-Trent and S...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many (a) homes have been purchased through the council homes acquisition programme and (b) former homes bought under right to buy have been purchased back by local authoritie
Answer: Data on the number of homes purchased specifically through the council homes acquisition programme and on the number of homes sold under right to buy subsequently purchased back by local authorities, is not collected centrally. The number of all acquisiti...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many postgraduate students are (a) studying and (b) parents of children of nursery age for which the latest data is available..
Answer: The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education (HE) sector. HESA does not collect data on the parental status of students across all UK HE providers, and so information on the tot...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time BuyersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the average deposit paid by (a) all first time buyers and (b) first time buyers using shared ownership schemes in 2024.
Answer: According to the English Housing Survey, the average (mean) deposit of a first-time buyer in 2023-24 was £55,372 (£32,700 median). Further information can be found in the English Housing Survey statistical publication on gov.uk here.In 2023-24, the mean c...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFirst Time BuyersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many first time buyers there were in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025; and what proportion of those bought through shared ownership schemes.
Answer: My Department does not collect data on the number of first-time buyers.The Office for National Statistics publishes data on first-time buyer mortgage sales by local authority in the UK. They can be found on its website here. Data covers the period between...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Trust FundTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82419More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the average value of a redeemed child trust fund since (a) July 2023 and (b) July 2024.
Answer: The average market value of Child Trust Fund accounts that have matured and have been claimed or transferred to an ISA can be found in the Child Trust Fund tables of the Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-sta...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCredit Unions: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64130More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a Central Finance Facility for credit unions on the economy.
Answer: The Government has made clear its strong support for the credit union sector, recognising the value that credit unions bring to their members in local communities across the country in providing savings products and affordable credit. HM Treasury is deliv...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools have entrances which open directly onto a 70mph road in (a) the UK, (b) England and (c) the East of England.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information. Local traffic authorities are best placed to decide where lower limits will be effective on the roads for which they are responsible, as they are best place to respond with the local information they hold. Ea...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: PlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help councils use unspent Section 106 contributions.
Answer: While there are a variety of entirely legitimate reasons why local planning authorities may be holding unspent developer contributions, including to facilitate the effective delivery of phased development projects, we recognise the need to ensure that the...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: AnalgesicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing paramedics to (a) carry and (b) use fentanyl as an analgesic agent.
Answer: The Department remains committed to exploring the extension of medicine responsibilities for non-medical professionals. This will support the aim that patients are cared for, and treated by, the most appropriate healthcare professional to meet their needs...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVaccination: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP surgeries in England have a vaccination rate for (a) Diptheria, (b) Tetanus and (c) Polio for babies under 8 months of age of (i) less than 90 per cent, (ii) 90-93 per cent, (iii) 94-95
Answer: The DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB vaccine protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, also known as whooping cough, polio, haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B. The number and percentage of general practices (GPs) in England with a vaccination rate of ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicles: ConcreteDepartment for TransportTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's document entitled Volumetric concrete mixers: fact sheet March 2025, published on 18 March 2025, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' guidance entitled
Answer: The 18 March publication is not a change to the policy on weights for volumetric concrete mixers. The ten-year temporary exemption will come to an end, as planned, in 2028. The Department assessed the potential environmental impacts when preparing the env...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Welwyn HatfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year three and above who are eligible for free school meals attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in Welwyn Hatf
Answer: Data on the number pupils eligible for free school meals broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school report...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year three who are eligible for free school meals attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in England.
Answer: Data on the number pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school ...
Answered 20 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Welwyn HatfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children aged four to 18 who have an EHCP attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in Welwyn Hatfield constituency.
Answer: Data on children with education, health and care (EHC) plans broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school re...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of children in England who (a) are aged between four and 18 and (b) have an EHCP that attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good and (c) Re
Answer: Data on children with education, health and care (EHC) plans broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school re...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
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