Ayoub Khan MP: written questions 2025
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Driving Tests: Birmingham Perry BarrDepartment for TransportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many driving tests have been cancelled in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency due to examiner (a) sickness and (b) annual leave in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The average waiting time in April 2025 for a car practical driving test at Birmingham...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many eligible (a) managers and (b) administrative staff will be deployed as driving test examiners in (i) Birmingham and (ii) Birmingham (Kingstanding) Test Centre through the DVSA Additional Testing Award
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The average waiting time in April 2025 for a car practical driving test at Birmingham...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: BirminghamDepartment for TransportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many additional driving test examiner trainers will be deployed in (a) Birmingham and (b) Birmingham (Kingstanding) Test Centre through the DVSA Additional Testing Award Scheme.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The average waiting time in April 2025 for a car practical driving test at Birmingham...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Birmingham Perry BarrDepartment for TransportTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Q44 of the oral evidence given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Transport Select Committee on 4 December 2024, HC 437, what the average waiting time for driving tests is in
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. The average waiting time in April 2025 for a car practical driving test at Birmingham...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what role his Department plans for (a) civil society and (b) community organisations in delivering media literacy programmes for adults; and what steps his Department is taking to assis
Answer: Civil society and community organisations are instrumental in delivering media literacy programmes to adults, leveraging their expertise to support diverse and vulnerable groups. Libraries and community centres provide accessible locations where adults ca...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to implement media literacy programmes in (a) local and (b) regional development strategies.
Answer: Government is adopting a holistic approach to media literacy, integrating it with digital inclusion and related policy on digital skills. The Digital Inclusion Action Plan outlines steps towards delivering digital inclusion for everyone in the UK, includi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to media literacy education.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology coordinates media literacy activity across government, including in its approach to digital inclusion which integrates policy on digital skills and media literacy. The Digital Inclusion Action Plan out...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to improve media literacy education in schools by (a) providing additional (i) resources and (ii) funding, (b) delivering teacher training and (c) improving curriculum support.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Birmingham Perry Barr to the answer of 1 May 2025 to Question 47185.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to extend the breakfast clubs initiative to state-funded early childhood education institutions.
Answer: The department is committed to delivering on our pledge to provide free breakfast clubs in every state-funded school with primary-aged children, starting with more than 750 early adopter schools from April 2025.The aim of the breakfast clubs policy includ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Ethnic GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Syria on the importance of protecting the Alawite community.
Answer: We welcome the Syrian Government's reassurances to the Syrian population and international community that they will protect all civilians in Syria, and their establishment of a fact-finding committee to investigate and prosecute individuals who committed ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Ethnic GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the government of Syria on ensuring the people responsible for attacks on the Alawite community are properly investigated and
Answer: We welcome the Syrian Government's reassurances to the Syrian population and international community that they will protect all civilians in Syria, and their establishment of a fact-finding committee to investigate and prosecute individuals who committed ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Prison and Probation Service: TrainingMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion staff in (a) prisons and (b) probation services have undertaken suicide prevention training.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 10 April 2025 to Question 44186.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Order Act 2023Home OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March 2025 to Question 40292 on Demonstrations, whether the post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will be carried out independently; and whether her Depar
Answer: In line with standard practice, the memorandum the government will complete as part of the post-legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023 will cover:A summary of the objectives of the actImplementationSecondary legislation etcLegal issuesOther rev...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on supporting growth in the visitor economy of the West Midlands.
Answer: The West Midlands has been a key participant in the Destination Development Partnership (DDP) pilot, led by VisitEngland. The DDP pilot is testing a new model of collaborative working between national and local tourism bodies to strengthen destination man...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: West MidlandsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on securing long-term funding for the development of smart energy systems within the West Midlands as part of the Spending
Answer: The Government recognises the important role of local government, such as West Midlands Combined Authority, in driving net zero action. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ministerial Colleagues on a number of issues. De...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Official VisitsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Israeli counterpart on Israel's denying hon. Members entry into the West Bank.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary has said, it is unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning that two British MPs on a parliamentary delegation to Israel have been detained and refused entry by the Israeli authorities. On 15 April, the Foreign Secretar...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadAttorney GeneralTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44875More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has provided legal advice on British nationals serving in the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza since October 2023.
Answer: The Law Officers’ Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given by, or requested of, the Law Officers. The Convention applies to your question.It can be found at paragraph 21.27 of Erskine May: “By long-standing convention, observed by...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadAttorney GeneralTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44874More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, whether her Department has (a) received and (b) approved requests from relevant authorities for consent to launch criminal investigations into alleged war crimes committed by British citizens who have served in the Israel Def
Answer: The Attorney General and I are not responsible for providing consent to launch criminal investigations into suspected war crimes offences in England and Wales.
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadAttorney GeneralTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44873More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what information her Department (a) collects and (b) holds on British citizens that have served in the Israel Defence Forces since 2023.
Answer: In relation to part (a) of your question, the Attorney General’s Office does not collect this information.In relation to part (b) of your question, the Law Officers’ Convention applies. The Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for Family Hubs after the 2025-26 financial year; and whether her Department plans to provide a multi-year pledge to fund the Family Hubs and Start for Life program beyond this period.
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 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordProbation: DeathMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) on probation and (b) engaging with probation services have died since 2010; and how many of these deaths cited suicide as the official cause of death.
Answer: The number of people who died while under probation supervision in the community is published annually in Table 1 of the ‘Deaths of offenders in the community’ statistical bulletin. The latest release, which includes data from April 2010 up to March 2024,...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons and Probation: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) prison and (b) probation staff have undertaken suicide prevention training.
Answer: All new prison officers receive training in suicide and self-harm prevention as part of their seven-week Foundation training course.For existing prison staff, there is a dedicated training module on suicide and self-harm. The training provides an understa...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons and Probation: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is providing suicide prevention training to (a) all and (b) newly recruited (i) prison and (ii) probation staff.
Answer: All new members of prison staff with prisoner contact receive training on suicide and self-harm prevention, and all staff who undertake key roles relating to risk assessment and case management also receive specific training relating to those roles. An e...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made representations to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to encourage increased funding for research into preterm birth (a) prevention, b) treatment and
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and over the last five years, NIHR research programmes invested in 77 research awards focusing on preterm birth which, across their full duration, tota...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildbirthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the rates at which children born preterm receive follow-up health and developmental assessments at ages (a) two and (b) four.
Answer: We are committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. To help deliver this, we are strengthening health visiting services, which are responsible for monitoring and assessing the health and development of children aged zero to five years ...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
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