Hannah Spencer MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Schools: Drinking WaterDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 5028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring schools to provide easy access to free drinking water.
Answer: The department takes the health and wellbeing of both pupils and staff very seriously. All schools need to be safe, well-maintained, and compliant with all relevant regulations. This is the responsibility of those running our schools, which includes local...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Conditions of EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has issued guidance to universities on the Employment Rights Act; and what steps she is taking to prevent university employers engaging in fire and rehire practices before January 2027.
Answer: Universities are autonomous institutions and, as such, like any other employer, are expected to comply with UK employment laws. The government has not issued specific guidance to universities on the Employment Rights Act, but clearly they should comply wi...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: RedundancyDepartment for EducationTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure no compulsory redundancies among staff who cannot relocate from her Department's offices which are closing.
Answer: The department is committed to supporting colleagues affected by the closure of six office locations and have developed a package of mitigations to support those affected, resulting in the majority of colleagues accepting moves to one of our remaining eig...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the latest School Teachers' Review Body report on teacher’s pay; and what discussions she has had with head teachers and their representatives on (a) the publication date of that repor
Answer: The government has received the School Teachers’ Review Body’s 36th Report. As is the case each year once the report is received, the government is now in the process of discussing the recommendations and will publish the report, in addition to the govern...
Answered 10 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the recommendation on the competitiveness of teachers’ pay in The National Foundation for Educational Research repor
Answer: The department notes the recent National Foundation for Educational Research report, which highlights some improvement in the competitiveness of teachers’ pay.The department values all teachers, which is why we have delivered two above inflation awards th...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
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