Antonia Bance MP: written questions

Written questions

• Social Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75703More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of abolishing the two-child limit policy for (a) two-earner couple households and (b) two-earner couple households in which both earners are in

  Answer: No such estimate has been made. This government is committed to tackling child poverty and the Child Poverty Taskforce is developing an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy which we will publish in the autumn.

  Answered 16 Sept 2025

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• Social Security Benefits: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75702More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households affected by the two-child limit policy are (a) two-earner couple households and (b) two-earner couple households in which both earners are in full-time work.

  Answer: Statistics about the policy that provides support for a maximum of 2 children in Universal Credit are published annually by a range of breakdowns and demographics. The latest figures, for April 2025, can be found here: Universal Credit claimants statistic...

  Answered 16 Sept 2025

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• Large Goods Vehicle DriversDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75701More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the number of new HGV drivers that would need to be trained annually to maintain workforce levels; and what steps her Department is taking to help support the industry t

  Answer: The Department regularly monitors the HGV driver workforce and engages with the road haulage sector through the Freight Workforce Group and other regular stakeholder meetings. Industry need for HGV drivers can fluctuate depending on a number of economic f...

  Answered 15 Sept 2025

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• Large Goods Vehicles: ParkingDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75700More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce a strategy to help improve the (a) quality and (b) quantity of truck parking.

  Answer: The Department for Transport published The National Survey of Lorry Parking on 29 September 2022, which highlighted what improvements to lorry parking facilities were most needed. The survey showed an average shortage of around 4,500 HGV parking spaces fo...

  Answered 15 Sept 2025

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• Music: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67537More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state schools are taking part in the Music Opportunities Pilot by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.

  Answer: The state schools in the attached spreadsheet are taking part in the Music Opportunities Pilot.

  Answered 22 Jul 2025

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• Schools: Speech And Language DisordersDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67536More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state schools are taking part in the Early Language Support for Every Child Programme by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.

  Answer: A list of state schools that have taken part in the Early Language Support for Every Child programme up to the end of June 2025 is provided. Please note that as this is a pupil-led and not school-led programme, a small number of schools may have engaged i...

  Answered 1 Aug 2025

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• Schools: NeurodiversityDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67535More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which state schools took part in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme in the most recent financial year by (a) local authority and (b) constituency.

  Answer: State schools that took part in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools programme in the 2024/25 financial year by (a) local authority and (b) constituency is available in the attached table.

  Answered 1 Aug 2025

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