Chris Webb MP: written questions

Written questions

• British CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112938More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value of the Government grant-in-aid to the British Council was in each financial year from 2004–05 to 2024–25; and what assessment she has made of the real-terms ch

  Answer: The level of grant funding provided in each financial year from 2004-05 to 2024-25 can most readily be found in the British Council's archive of annual reports and accounts. No assessment is currently available of the real-terms change in the value of tho...

  Answered 2 Mar 2026

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• British CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112937More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many items of correspondence relating to the British Council her Department has received since 5 July 2024.

  Answer: Regarding items of correspondence, the requested information could only be accurately collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

  Answered 4 Mar 2026

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• Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108327More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure transitional arrangements in post-16 qualification options before V-levels are fully implemented.

  Answer: We have recently closed a consultation on Post-16 Level 3 and Below Pathways. As part of this, we are considering transition arrangements to reach the new qualifications landscape set out in the Post-16 Skills White Paper, and will set out plans in due co...

  Answered 3 Feb 2026

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• Gender Based ViolenceWomen and EqualitiesTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907543More

  Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.

  Answer: We have published our transformative VAWG Strategy, which sets out an ambitious cross-government vision and concrete commitments to halve VAWG in a decade. I chair a cross-government ministerial Board with Minister Davies-Jones to oversee the implementati...

  Answered 28 Jan 2026

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• Personal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78851More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in Blackpool receiving Personal Independence Payments due to a psychiatric disorder are adequately supported.

  Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on their ...

  Answered 20 Oct 2025

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• Dental Services: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69896More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the NHS budget was spent on primary care dentistry net of patient charge revenue in each year since 2010-11.

  Answer: Prior to 2023/24, there was no specific dental budget allocation and dentistry formed part of a wider budget including community pharmacy and optometry. NHS England accounts show the total spend on General Dental Service (GDS) and Personal Dental Service ...

  Answered 2 Sept 2025

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