Ben Coleman MP: written questions
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Written questions
Social Rented Housing: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that (a) repairs in social housing are carried out (i) promptly and (ii) effectively and (b) sufficient (A) funding and (B) ove
Answer: Alongside delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding a generation, the government is committed to driving a transformational and lasting change in the safety and quality of homes. Social housing tenants deserve to live in safe ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: VacanciesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) including key skilled early years professional roles where there is a shortage to the skilled worker visa route and (b) easing the visa process for sk
Answer: The department recognises the huge contribution the early years workforce makes to young children’s lives. The workforce is at the heart of the government’s mission to give every child the best start in life and deliver the Plan for Change. Workforce numb...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish data on the take-up of funded early years places by disadvantaged children by local authority.
Answer: The latest accredited official statistics release entitled ‘Funded early education and childcare’ for January 2025 was published on 17 July 2025. A minor correction was made on 31 July, as noted on the publication page. Dataset 3 in this release shows n...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure disadvantaged children in early years settings have access to healthy, nutritious meals.
Answer: The department is committed to giving every child the best possible start in life. Good nutrition in the early years is essential for children’s health and long-term development, which is why we recently introduced new nutrition guidance in the early year...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years practitioners are (a) trained and (b) supported to meet the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable children.
Answer: The department is committed to giving every child the best start in life through high-quality early years education.We are investing in programmes that support children’s development where it is needed most, including online child development training, mo...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of differences in local authority funding formulas on access to high-quality early years provision in disadvantaged communities.
Answer: The department expects to spend over £8 billion on early years entitlements in 2025/26, distributed through the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF), based on hourly funding rates for each local authority. The EYNFF reflects the relative needs of...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that early years provision in disadvantaged areas is adequately funded to meet the needs of children and families.
Answer: The department expects to spend over £8 billion on early years entitlements in 2025/26, distributed through the early years national funding formulae (EYNFF), based on hourly funding rates for each local authority. The EYNFF reflects the relative needs of...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether reviews of export licenses for defence equipment for Israel excluding F-35 parts identified equipment used for military operations in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank b
Answer: Data for export licences are published by the Department for Business and Trade. The latest data on Israel export licences was published on 28 August 2025 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-informati...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information he uses to review the use of export licenses for defence equipment for Israel excluding F-35 parts to ensure equipment is not used for military operations in
Answer: Data for export licences are published by the Department for Business and Trade. The latest data on Israel export licences was published on 28 August 2025 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-informati...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what process is used to review export licenses for defence equipment for Israel excluding F-35 parts to ensure equipment is not used for military operations in (a) Gaza and (
Answer: Data for export licences are published by the Department for Business and Trade. The latest data on Israel export licences was published on 28 August 2025 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-informati...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many live export licenses for defence equipment for Israel excluding F-35 parts were reviewed between (a) May and July 2025, (b) February and July 2025 and (c) July 2024
Answer: Data for export licences are published by the Department for Business and Trade. The latest data on Israel export licences was published on 28 August 2025 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-informati...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how often export licenses for defence-related equipment for Israel excluding F-35 parts are reassessed to ensure that equipment is not used for military operations in (a) Gaz
Answer: Data for export licences are published by the Department for Business and Trade. The latest data on Israel export licences was published on 28 August 2025 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-informati...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many export licenses are in place for defence-related equipment for Israel excluding F-35 parts.
Answer: Data for export licences are published by the Department for Business and Trade. The latest data on Israel export licences was published on 28 August 2025 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-control-licensing-management-informati...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Foreign Investment in UKMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delays in the Building Safety Regulator’s approvals on the UK’s attractiveness as a destination for foreign dir
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator backlog on (a) UK productivity, (b) inward investment and investor confiden
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in construction approvals under the Building Safety Act on employer confidence in investing in construction skills
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays in construction approvals under the Building Safety Act on jobs in the construction sector.
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAffordable Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator's process delays on the delivery of new affordable housing.
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator's process delays on the delivery of infrastructure improvements to hospitals.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) are working closely with NHS Estates and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to understand the potential impact of the new more stringent...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) SMEs and (b) regional material suppliers impacted by project suspensions or uncertainty linked to the Building Safety Regulator
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has had discussions with construction industry stakeholders on the short- and medium-term risks of transition delays during the transfer of regulatory resp
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of supply disruption resulting from the Building Safety Regulator approval backlog on the cost of (a) construction m
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has considered interim solutions to accelerate approvals for high-risk building projects to prevent bottlenecks and site attrition in urban development zon
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Greater LondonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prevent a potential loss of (a) construction materials supply and (b) production capacity in London as a result of delays in high-rise buil
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Greater London and South EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Building Safety Regulator’s Gateway process delays on the delivery of new housing and construction projects in
Answer: The BSR is a key delivery partner in supporting government priorities, including the delivery of 1.5 million homes. We recognise that delays can have a significant impact across the construction sector, and we are committed to ensuring homes are delivered...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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