Andy McDonald MP: written questions 2026

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Written questions

TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the proportion of cases in the backlog are still pending the decision of the defendant to elect mode of trial.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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Crown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of cases in the overall Crown Court backlog which are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury trial under his proposed reforms.
Answer: As is usual practice, detailed impact assessments will be provided alongside the necessary legislation for these reforms. The Government will bring forward this legislation when parliamentary time allows.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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Crown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of either-way cases in the present Crown Court backlog that have yet to elect mode of trial.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information about cases in the open caseload at both the magistrates’ courts and at the Crown Court. This includes breakdowns of volumes and durations as part of the Crown Court open caseload published as part of Criminal...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation ReviewHome OfficeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the findings of the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation will be available to i) the Home Affairs Select Committee and ii) hon. Members before the Crime and Policing B
Answer: Following the appalling attack on a synagogue in Manchester on 2 October 2025, the Home Secretary announced an independent review of public order and hate crime legislation on 5 October. The Review is being led by Lord Ken Macdonald of River Glaven KC, su...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation ReviewHome OfficeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to (a) receive the findings of the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation, (b) share those findings with hon. Members and (c) publish those findings.
Answer: Following the appalling attack on a synagogue in Manchester on 2 October 2025, the Home Secretary announced an independent review of public order and hate crime legislation on 5 October. The Review is being led by Lord Ken Macdonald of River Glaven KC, su...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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Special Educational Needs: AppealsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on the SEND support that should be available to children with education, health and care plans while families are awaiting the outcome of a tribunal ap
Answer: The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Code of Practice is statutory guidance for local authorities and other organisations that work with children with SEND. It explains the duties, policies and procedures in Part 3 of the Children and Fam...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
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Special Educational Needs: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital and revenue funding allocations have been made to local authorities in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local authority areas for specialist school pla
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), sits with local authorities. To support this, the department has announced at least £3 billion of high needs capital fundi...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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Special Educational Needs: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has undertaken of specialist school place sufficiency in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local authority areas in each of the next f
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), sits with local authorities. To support this, the department has announced at least £3 billion of high needs capital fundi...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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Special Educational Needs: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils with education, health and care plans in the Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local authority areas were initially placed in mainstream schools and
Answer: The information requested is not held by the department.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
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Special Educational Needs: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected delivery timescales and associated capital funding allocations are for new specialist school places in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local auth
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), sits with local authorities. To support this, the department has announced at least £3 billion of high needs capital fundi...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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Special Educational Needs: Tees ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new specialist school places are planned to be created in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local authority areas under Departmental programmes in each of t
Answer: The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), sits with local authorities. To support this, the department has announced at least £3 billion of high needs capital fundi...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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