Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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Special Educational Needs: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release titled “10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child”, published on 11 February 2026, by when does the government expect every secondary school to have an
Answer: On Wednesday 11 February, the department set out our ambition that, in time, every secondary school will have an inclusion base.Where new places are needed, this can be supported by the £3.7 billion in high needs capital that we are investing between 2025...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPupil Premium: CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the current level provided for the (a) service pupil premium and the (b) primary pupil premium in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: Pupil premium and service pupil premium allocations, including at local authority level, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2025-to-2026.The allocations amount in the 2025/26 fin...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she made of the potential impact of Local Government Reorganisation upon the secondary school places in Huntingdonshire.
Answer: The department is reviewing all local government reorganisation proposals to consider the potential impact on children’s services, including school places. Huntingdonshire is in tranche three of the local government reorganisation process and the statutor...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: GodmanchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what year Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved to be built.
Answer: Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved into pre-opening in 2017 as part of Free Schools Wave 12. Delivery was provisionally anticipated for September 2022, but the project never achieved approval to move into the construction stage. The trust formal...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: GodmanchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Government funding had been allocated to the development of Godmanchester Secondary Academy prior to its cancellation.
Answer: Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved into pre-opening in 2017 as part of Free Schools Wave 12. Delivery was provisionally anticipated for September 2022, but the project never achieved approval to move into the construction stage. The trust formal...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: GodmanchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the delivery timeline was of Godmanchester Secondary Academy prior to its cancellation.
Answer: Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved into pre-opening in 2017 as part of Free Schools Wave 12. Delivery was provisionally anticipated for September 2022, but the project never achieved approval to move into the construction stage. The trust formal...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of funding SEND provision from within her Department’s existing RDEL core budget of £69 billion in 2028-29 on provision of existing Educational resources.
Answer: The government has set out its position on page 105 of the budget document, confirming that special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pressure will be absorbed within the overall government departmental expenditure limits (DEL) budget from the fin...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the total cost to the public purse of the decision to extend the statutory override for the cost of SEND to 2027-28.
Answer: The statutory override is an accounting measure, designed to keep Dedicated Schools Grant deficits separate from local authorities’ wider financial position. The extension of the override to the end of the 2027/28 financial year does not affect local auth...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on funding SEND provision of the mainstream school spending per pupil on page 122 of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic F
Answer: The government has set out its position on page 105 of the budget document, confirming that special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pressure will be absorbed within the overall government Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) budget from the fin...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of funding the cost of SEND provision from RDEL allocations on local authorities.
Answer: The government has set out its position on page 105 of the budget document, confirming that special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pressure will be absorbed within the overall government Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL) budget from the fin...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the estimated £6 billion cost of SEND provision identified by the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic Financial Outlook (page 17).
Answer: The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much does she estimate the total cost of assuming the full cost of SEND within Central Government will be.
Answer: The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce her funding plan for financing SEND provision.
Answer: The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcome of the joint Ofsted and CQC Area SEND Inspection published on 13 May 2025.
Answer: Cambridgeshire local area partnership was inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) from 27 to 31 January 2025. The inspection outcome was that the local areas partnership’s arrangements lead to inconsistent experiences and outcomes for ch...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Government delivers thousands more school-based nursery places, published on 4 September 2025, how many and what proportion of the extra school-based nursery places
Answer: High quality early years is central to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity, give every child the best possible start in life and is essential to our Plan for Change. The government is boosting availability and access through the school-b...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Rebuilding ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 October 2025 to Question 73402 on Schools: Huntingdon, when applications will reopen for the expansion of the school rebuilding programme.
Answer: The department plans to set out further details about the selection process for the additional 250 schools to be selected for the school rebuilding programme later this year.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnical Excellence CollegesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to p.45 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth (CP 1388), where the five new Defence Technical Excellence Colleges will be located.
Answer: A £182 million defence skills package was announced at the start of September 2025 in the Defence Industrial Strategy, which aims to make defence an engine for national renewal and economic growth, harnessing the skills needed for the future, from submari...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SwimmingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including travel to swimming lessons within the scope of the sport premium.
Answer: Schools receive core funding for activities within the curriculum, including delivery and travel for swimming and water safety lessons. After pupils have completed their core curriculum swimming and water safety lessons, it is permissible to use the physi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke School: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing specific funding for Hinchingbrooke School to maintain Hinchingbrooke House.
Answer: The government has given a long-term commitment for capital investment through to the 2034/35 financial year to improve the condition of schools and colleges across England. We are investing almost £3 billion per year by the 2034/35 financial year in capi...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Data ProcessingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what subset of border movements are affected by the Data Futures Project.
Answer: The Data Futures Programme is led by the Office for Students (OfS) in collaboration with sector partners. The programme is primarily focused on enhancing data collection and reporting within the higher education sector.The programme is not directly manage...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Data ProcessingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which legacy systems will be (a) decommissioned and (b) replaced following the completion of the Data Futures Project.
Answer: The Data Futures Programme is led by the Office for Students (OfS) in collaboration with sector partners. The programme is primarily focused on enhancing data collection and reporting within the higher education sector.The programme is not directly manage...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Data ProcessingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to expand the Data Futures Project.
Answer: The Data Futures Programme is led by the Office for Students (OfS) in collaboration with sector partners. The programme is primarily focused on enhancing data collection and reporting within the higher education sector.The programme is not directly manage...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: ChinaDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many independent schools have been bought by Chinese-registered companies since 5 July 2025.
Answer: The department does not hold data on investment in or ownership of private schools.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 88 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress she has made on working with the Ministry of Defence to develop understanding of the Armed Forces among yo
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Huntingdon to the answer of 13 June 2025 to Question 57466.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: SecondmentDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's approach is to placements within industry.
Answer: The department is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills, to break down barriers to opportunity, support the development of a skilled workforce, and drive economic growth through our Industrial Strategy.T Levels are a key ele...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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