Beccy Cooper MP: written questions
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Written questions
Gambling: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking ensure education on gambling harm is provided by organisations independent of the gambling industry; and whether targeted interventions are planned to educate children on gam
Answer: The updated Relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education (RSHE) guidance is clear that children and young people should be taught about the risks associated with gambling, including the accumulation of debt. This guidance can be read in full...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGambling: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to work with the NHS and other public health bodies to improve support and treatment for those affected by gambling harm.
Answer: In April 2025, the statutory levy on gambling operators came into effect to fund the research, prevention, and treatment of gambling-related harm across Great Britain. In its first year, the levy has raised nearly £120 million, with 50% allocated to gambl...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to announce Official Development Assistance allocations.
Answer: We are working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29, informed by internal and external consultation and impact assessments. We plan to publish indicative allocations for the next...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on Official Development Assistance allocations.
Answer: We are working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29, informed by internal and external consultation and impact assessments. We plan to publish indicative allocations for the next...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal, Social, Health and Economic Education: GamblingDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department provides to schools on gambling-like features in video games, including loot boxes and in-game spending, as part of online safety education.
Answer: Statutory relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) supports children and young people to manage risk and make informed decisions in relation to their mental wellbeing and online behaviour. The updated RSHE statutory guidance is clear that children a...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what mechanisms she is putting in place to ensure that proposed agency fee caps under the new Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework are effectively monitored and enforced.
Answer: The responsibility for monitoring adherence to the agency fee caps, and all requirements of the framework agreement, sits with Crown Commercial Service (CCS). As part of the framework terms and conditions, agencies must provide data reporting, with potent...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve supply teachers’ access to the teachers’ pension scheme under the new Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework.
Answer: The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations currently provide for supply teachers to participate in the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) where they are employed by a scheme employer. These are local authorities, academies and further education colleges. This include...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the new Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework makes no provision for ensuring that supply teachers can access the teachers’ pension scheme.
Answer: The Teachers’ Pensions Regulations currently provide for supply teachers to participate in the teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) where they are employed by a scheme employer. These are local authorities, academies and further education colleges. This include...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: Conditions of Employment and PayDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to mitigate variations in pay and employment conditions arising from individual school negotiations with agencies under the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework.
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework will remove excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.It will not affect pay for supply teachers employed through agencies. This will continue to be set by agencies in ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to ensure consistency in pay and conditions for supply teachers when participation in the new Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework is on an opt-in basis.
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework will remove excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.It will not affect pay for supply teachers employed through agencies. This will continue to be set by agencies in ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on supply teacher recruitment and retention of not requiring agencies operating under the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework to pay in accordance with th
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework will remove excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.It will not affect pay for supply teachers employed through agencies. This will continue to be set by agencies in ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSupply Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework to require supply teachers to be paid in line with the national teacher pay scale.
Answer: The new iteration of the Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing framework will remove excessive agency mark-ups through a cap on agency fees.It will not affect pay for supply teachers employed through agencies. This will continue to be set by agencies in ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitality Sector and Retail Trade: Young PeopleTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102311More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of tax incentives for retail and hospitality employers to employ people aged 18 to 21 years old.
Answer: Businesses can already claim a number of employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices. This means employers will pay no employer NICs for apprentices under 25 or employees under 21 on earnings up to £50,270.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of different rates of change in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage between 2023 and 2024 compared to changes in the student loan r
Answer: Changes to student loan repayment thresholds are not linked to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Borrowers are liable to repay a fixed percentage of earnings only when earning above the applicable student loan repayment threshold. Those ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGCSE: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many incidents of lost exam scripts have been reported to the Department and Ofqual in each of the last two academic years.
Answer: This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, to write to my hon. Friend, the Member for Worthing West and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGCSE: AssessmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes are in place to ensure accountability and transparency when GCSE examination scripts are lost by exam boards.
Answer: This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, to write to my hon. Friend, the Member for Worthing West and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Ukrainians with valid leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme are able to obtain confirmation of their right to (a) live, (b) work and (c
Answer: The Home Office is developing a more digital and streamlined border and immigration system that will enhance the applicant’s experience and increase the immigration system’s security and efficiency. Successful applicants under the Ukraine Permission Exten...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in the management of fire safety equipment in leasehold properties.
Answer: Under Article 17 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, those responsible for fire safety in their premises (Responsible Persons) must make sure that any preventive and protective measures installed to address fire safety risks are subject to ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHoliday AccommodationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen consumer protection in the short term lets market.
Answer: Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, traders must carry out a service with reasonable care and skill, and within reasonable time. Where a trader fails to meet the standards required, this could be a breach of contract and the consumer is entitled to ask fo...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Sanitation and WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support water and sanitation projects through Official Development Assistance.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 17 September to question 75697. Further to the answer given, the latest consolidated Statistics for International Development, published in September 2025, shows that UK bilateral Official Development Assi...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that visa applications for foreign nationals visiting the UK through aid-funded project deliverables are processed in a (a) timely and (b) efficient m
Answer: All short term visit visas are governed by our published service standards. These can be found here: Visitors and transit: customer service standards - GOV.UKCustomers are advised to allow enough time to receive their visa before applying. Customers in ce...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Business Services Authority: ReviewsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will initiate a review of the (a) structure and (b) terms of reference of the NHS Business Services Authority following the NHS 10 Year Plan.
Answer: As a Special Health Authority and Arm’s-Length Body of the Department of Health and Social Care, the National Health Service Business Services Authority’s (NHSBSA) strategic and structural alignment with government objectives and its Framework Document ar...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfectious Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of infection diagnostics on (a) levels of inappropriate antibiotic use and (b) the policies set out in the policy paper entitled UK 5-year action
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP), published in May 2024, highlights the importance of accurate diagnostic testing to guide effective antibiotic use and tackle AMR. A core commitment of the NAP is ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordInfectious Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that diagnostic stewardship is embedded across infection care pathways to ensure that clinicians are (a) supported to use infection diagnostics effectively and (b)
Answer: The United Kingdom’s 2024 to 2029 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP), published in May 2024, highlights the importance of accurate diagnostic testing to guide effective antibiotic use and tackle AMR. A core commitment of the NAP is ...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding his Department plans to allocate (a) to international programmes primarily focused on preventing novel pandemics at source and (b) through multilateral and bilat
Answer: We will publish Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's final 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations in the Annual Report & Accounts in July. Over the coming months, we will work through detailed decisions on how th...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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