Ian Sollom MP: written questions
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Universities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2026 to Question 101939, whether her Department keeps records of meetings with commercial lenders on higher education institutions.
Answer: As set out in our response on 29 January 2026, the department meets with a variety of stakeholders, including commercial lenders, to hear their views on the higher education sector. Where individual providers experience financial difficulties, the departm...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on (a) improving access to and (b) streamlining the enforcement processes of the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: The Government intends to remove the Direct Pay service and thereby speed up detection of non-compliance. Moving to a single, strengthened Collect and Pay system will allow the CMS to monitor all payments, identify missed or partial payments immediately, ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his department has made on the review of the Child Maintenance Service calculation announced on 24 June 2025.
Answer: We will announce further details about the publication of the Government’s consultation regarding the child maintenance calculation in due course. Given the significant amount of time since the child maintenance calculation was updated, we need to assess ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether pensions income that is not eligible for taxation in the UK due to the UK and Hong Kong Tax Treaty will count towards the proposed £12,570 personal income threshold for British National (Overs
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026.The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK. BN(O...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether pensions income that is not eligible for taxation in the UK due to the UK and Hong Kong Tax Treaty will count towards the proposed £12,570 personal income threshold for British National (Overs
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026.The Government remains steadfast in its support for members of the Hong Kong community in the UK. BN(O...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Public ConsultationHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that only one person per household can respond to her open consultation on earned settlement.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the risks to the safety of Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders travelling through Hong Kong or mainland China of the transition from physical Biometric Residence Pe
Answer: An eVisa is a digital record of a person's identity and their immigration permission in the UK, and any conditions which apply. As with biometric residence permits (BRPs), it is issued to enable a person to prove their status when travelling to the UK, in...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Personal IncomeHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether interest generated on savings will count towards the proposed £12,570 personal income threshold for acquiring permanent residence.
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. Details of mandatory requirements, including those relating to the personal income threshold, will be...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 94005 on Immigration: Hong Kong, what plans her Department has to conduct face-to-face meetings with those people potentially affected and releva
Answer: The Immigration White Paper set out the principle that settlement should be earned through contribution to the UK economy and society. The publication, ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, built on this principle and laid out proposals for the earned settlem...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department consulted with British National (Overseas) visa holders on the drafting of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025.
Answer: The Immigration White Paper set out the principle that settlement should be earned through contribution to the UK economy and society. The publication, ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, built on this principle and laid out proposals for the earned settlem...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Written Parliamentary Question 85637, when his Department expects to publish the research funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research that will look at how to cost-effe
Answer: Steps are being taken to improve the coordination of care for all rare diseases as a priority under the UK Rare Diseases Framework. Through the England Rare Diseases Action Plans, which set out actions to deliver against this priority, we commissioned res...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that healthcare professionals are provided with timely guidance on prescribing alternatives when products they routinely prescribe are subject to safet
Answer: The Defective Medicines Report Centre (DMRC) is part of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The role of the DMRC is to minimise the hazard to patients arising from the distribution of defective medicines by providing an emergen...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDisabled Students' AllowancesDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to review its policy on the Disabled Students' Allowance.
Answer: The department keeps all support funded through the Disabled Students’ Allowance under regular review to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of disabled students. Any future changes will be communicated publicly.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: RrecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of anaesthetists across the UK.
Answer: We set out in the 10-Year Health Plan for England published in July 2025 that over the next three years we will create 1,000 new specialty training posts with a focus on specialties where there is greatest need.On 8 December, the Government put an offer i...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnaesthetics: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the size of the anaesthetist workforce in (a) the East of England and (b) St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of the size of the anaesthetist workforce in the East of England and/or the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire constituency. Appropriate National Health Service staffing levels are determined ...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Insurance: PersonationHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce identity theft by ghost brokers selling fake car insurance policies.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with law enforcement and industry partners to reduce fraud, including in the insurance sector. In October 2024, the Home Office also launched the Insurance Fraud Charter with major insurers to strengthen action against illega...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Disclosure and Fraud OffencesHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when part 2 of the Independent Review of Fraud Offences will be published.
Answer: The Government has recently received the second and final report from Jonathan Fisher KC, Chair of the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences.We are now carefully considering the Review’s findings and recommendations and will respond in due c...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department keeps records of meetings with commercial lenders on the finances of higher education institutions.
Answer: The department meets regularly with a variety of stakeholders to hear their views on the English higher education sector. This includes commercial lenders, given that the sector’s external borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in 2023/24.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason her Department holds meetings with commercial lenders to discuss the finances of higher education institutions.
Answer: The department meets regularly with a variety of stakeholders to hear their views on the English higher education sector. This includes commercial lenders, given that the sector’s external borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in 2023/24.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings her Department has held with commercial lenders to discuss the finances of higher education institutions in each year since 2020.
Answer: The department meets regularly with a variety of stakeholders to hear their views on the English higher education sector. This includes commercial lenders, given that the sector’s external borrowing totalled £13.3 billion in 2023/24.
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEducational PsychologyDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to (a) encourage people into the educational psychologist profession and (b) retain educational psychologists in the profession.
Answer: Educational psychologists play a critical role in the support available to children and young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. That is why the department is already investing more than £21 million to train 400 more ...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment ReviewDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 79779 on the Timms Review, when he will provide more details on the membership of the steering group overseeing the review and planned next steps in
Answer: On 18 December, the Timms Review’s co-chairs provided an update on the work of the Review, including recruitment of the steering group and next steps. You can find this update on GOV.UK via the following link: The Timms Review: Co-Chair Update, December 2...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100010More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delaying by one year the transfer of the responsibility to make support scheme payments from the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS) to the Infected Blood
Answer: The eligibility criteria for infected people for the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme, established by the Government, are different from the eligibility criteria for the Infected Blood Support Schemes (IBSS). Only those who are receiving support scheme ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged i) 18, ii) 19, iii) 20 and iv) 21 have been claiming Universal Credit for 18 months or longer.
Answer: The Department regularly publishes the number of people on Universal Credit by age and claim duration on Stat-Xplore. The provisional statistics for the number of people aged 18 to 21 who have been claiming UC for up to 18 months and for 18 months or more...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of students who gained the Large Programme Uplift as a result of studying 4 A-levels in 2025 or most recently available year and would be eligible for the LPU under the revised guidance for 2026
Answer: Institutions delivering 16-19 education have received the Large Programme Uplift (LPU) in the 2025/26 academic year. There were 6,755 students eligible for the LPU as a result of studying 4 or more A levels, of which:36.46% were female students.4.69% were...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
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