Catherine West MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Higher Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81912More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the University and College Union news item entitled New analysis shows over 15,000 university job cuts as UCU launches UK wide strike ballot, published on 10 October 2025, what steps she is ta

  Answer: Higher education (HE) providers are independent. This means government is not involved in workforce matters as it is in other education sectors.While government understands that HE providers must make difficult business decisions to safeguard their financ...

  Answered 31 Oct 2025

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• Antisemitism and Islamophobia: Community DevelopmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81341More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent steps his Department has taken with community organisations to help tackle (a) anti-Semitism and (b) anti-Muslim hatred.

  Answer: In response to the concerning rise in both antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred, the Government is absolutely committed to rooting out these forms of hatred. We are working across government on security, education and working alongside local government. An...

  Answered 21 Oct 2025

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• Public Transport: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81340More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking increase legal protections against violence and abuse at work for public transport workers.

  Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that public transport workers feel safe and are safe at work. There is no place for abuse or assault of any worker. The Department for Transport is working with industry and the British Transport Police on the railw...

  Answered 20 Oct 2025

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