Andy McDonald MP: written questions
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Schools: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on chief executive pay in the school sector.
Answer: The department sets out our expectations on senior pay for academies and academy trusts in the Academy Trust Handbook, which is published on GOV.UK here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a3909aab418ab055592dda/Academy_trust_handbook_2024_F...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Teachers' Review Body: Trade UnionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the level of confidence of workforce unions in the School Teachers Pay Review Body process.
Answer: Pay for teachers and leaders in maintained schools is set through an annual statutory process with independent recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).In making recommendations, the STRB consider a range of written and oral evidenc...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Pay SettlementsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed pay award on service provision.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s educational outcome. Ensuring there are sufficient, high-quality staff in our schools is therefore critical. This is why the government has pledged to recruit ...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Pay SettlementsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing regularised direct pay negotiations with workforce trades unions on (a) recruitment and (b) retention.
Answer: Pay for teachers and leaders in maintained schools is set through an annual statutory process with independent recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).In making recommendations, the STRB consider a range of written and oral evidenc...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a long-term strategy to improve school teachers’ pay in real terms through the School Teachers' Pay Review Body process.
Answer: Pay for teachers and leaders in maintained schools is set through an annual statutory process with independent recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) based on a range of evidence, including the real terms value of teacher pay.Whil...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the response of workforce unions to the pay awards set out in her Department's response to the School Teachers Pay Review Body repo
Answer: Pay for teachers and leaders in maintained schools is set through an annual statutory process with independent recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB).In making recommendations, the STRB consider a range of written and oral evidenc...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the real terms value of pay awards through the School Teachers Pay Review Body process in the 2025-26 financial year on trends in the (a) recru
Answer: Pay for teachers and leaders in maintained schools is set through an annual statutory process with independent recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) based on a range of evidence, including the real terms value of teacher pay.Whil...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Pay SettlementsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the real terms value of pay awards through the School Teachers Pay Review Body process on teachers in each year since 2010.
Answer: Pay for teachers and leaders in maintained schools is set through an annual statutory process with independent recommendations made by the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) based on a range of evidence, including the real terms value of teacher pay.Whil...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the contractual terms under which (a) delays and (b) poor performance in Serco's delivery of its electronic monitoring contract would trigger (i) the introduction of a remedial advisor, ((ii)
Answer: Releasing information on financial penalties would prejudice, or would likely prejudice, Serco Group Limited’s commercial interests.To provide the number of outstanding monitoring visits in need of completion by Serco in each of the past 12 months would b...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to review operational practice with Serco to ensure that safeguarding actions for electronic monitoring staff are properly implemented.
Answer: Releasing information on financial penalties would prejudice, or would likely prejudice, Serco Group Limited’s commercial interests.To provide the number of outstanding monitoring visits in need of completion by Serco in each of the past 12 months would b...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is in which Serco much reach minimum performance standards for electronic tag device installation.
Answer: Releasing information on financial penalties would prejudice, or would likely prejudice, Serco Group Limited’s commercial interests.To provide the number of outstanding monitoring visits in need of completion by Serco in each of the past 12 months would b...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the number of outstanding electronic monitoring visits in need of completion by Serco in each of the past 12 months.
Answer: Releasing information on financial penalties would prejudice, or would likely prejudice, Serco Group Limited’s commercial interests.To provide the number of outstanding monitoring visits in need of completion by Serco in each of the past 12 months would b...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSerco: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the financial penalties issued to Serco in relation to unmet targets for electronic monitoring in each of the past 12 months.
Answer: Releasing information on financial penalties would prejudice, or would likely prejudice, Serco Group Limited’s commercial interests.To provide the number of outstanding monitoring visits in need of completion by Serco in each of the past 12 months would b...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the employment support package in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, will create improved employment outcomes in
Answer: We announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that we would establish a new guarantee of work, health and skills support for all disabled people and people with health conditions claiming out of work benefits backed up by new money every year, building...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment SchemesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the employment support package in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, takes into account her Department's Additio
Answer: We announced in the Pathways to Work Green Paper that we would establish a new guarantee of work, health and skills support for all disabled people and people with health conditions claiming out of work benefits backed up by £1 billion of new funding per ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to establish a target for increased employment outcomes from the employment support package set out in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green
Answer: The government has set a long-term ambition to achieve an 80% employment rate, which would be the equivalent of over two million more people in work. In April 2025 we also published new Get Britain Working outcome metrics, including intermediate objective...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the funding required for employment support to increase employment income in line with changes to welfare payments set out in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Ben
Answer: The government has announced an additional £1.9 billion in funding for employment-related support between 2026/27 and 2029/30, for disabled people and those with health conditions. This will ensure that support is available from next year as benefit chang...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the employment support funding required to secure employment income increases for people losing welfare payments as set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper.
Answer: The government has announced an additional £1.9 billion in funding for employment-related support between 2026/27 and 2029/30, for disabled people and those with health conditions. This will ensure that support is available from next year as benefit chang...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Chronic Illnesses and DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the employment support package set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper on employment outcomes of (a) disabled people and (b) people
Answer: The government has announced an additional £1.9 billion in funding for employment-related support between 2026/27 and 2029/30, for disabled people and those with health conditions. This will ensure that support is available from next year as benefit chang...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of supporting recognition of the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly’s High-level International Conference for t
Answer: A long-lasting ceasefire is the only credible pathway towards a sustainable peace, a two-state solution and the reconstruction of Gaza. The UK commitment to a two-state solution is unwavering. We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state at a time...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to seek the opinion of the House of Commons on recognition of the State of Palestine ahead of the UN General Assembly’s High-level International Conference f
Answer: The UK commitment to a two-state solution is unwavering. We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state at a time that has the most impact in achieving this reality and is most conducive to long-term prospects for peace. We are clear that does not n...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56217More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of public sector pay awards in the 2025-26 financial year on trends in the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of public sector staff.
Answer: Pay for most public sector workforces is set based upon recommendations produced by respective independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs). The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motiva...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Industrial RelationsTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56216More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing regularised direct negotiations with workforce trades unions on (a) recruitment and (b) retention.
Answer: Pay for most public sector workforces is set based upon recommendations produced by respective independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs). The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motiva...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56215More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of implementing a long-term strategy to improve public sector pay in real terms.
Answer: Pay for most public sector workforces is set based upon recommendations produced by respective independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs). The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motiva...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: PayTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56214More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19626 on Public Sector: Collective Bargaining, what steps plans to take to help increase confidence in the public sector pay review body process.
Answer: Pay for most public sector workforces is set based upon recommendations produced by respective independent Pay Review Bodies (PRBs). The PRBs consider a range of evidence when forming their recommendations, including the need to recruit, retain and motiva...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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