Jas Athwal MP: written questions
12 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Food: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with colleagues in the Treasury on the potential impact of reducing food waste on the cost of living.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring large businesses to publicly report food waste.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFoster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the Mockingbird Programme.
Answer: The government is committed to improving standards across the foster care sector and is taking steps to improve the recruitment and retention of foster carers, which is critical to improving outcomes for children. The department’s action plan to renew fos...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster CareDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what further steps her Department has taken to evaluate the Mockingbird fostering model since the 2020 evaluation by her Department.
Answer: The government is committed to improving standards across the foster care sector and is taking steps to improve the recruitment and retention of foster carers, which is critical to improving outcomes for children. The department’s action plan to renew fos...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCarers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on bringing new carers into the sector and stopping carers exiting the sector.
Answer: The government is committed to improving standards across the foster care sector and is taking steps to improve the recruitment and retention of foster carers, which is critical to improving outcomes for children. The department’s action plan to renew fos...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve standards across the foster care sector.
Answer: The government is committed to improving standards across the foster care sector and is taking steps to improve the recruitment and retention of foster carers, which is critical to improving outcomes for children. The department’s action plan to renew fos...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUganda: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Ugandan counterpart on safeguarding democracy and ensuring free and fair elections in that country.
Answer: The UK works with the Government of Uganda on a range of shared interests including trade, development, refugees, and regional security. Former Minister for Africa, Baroness Chapman, raised rule of law and media freedom with the President during her visit...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Employers' ContributionsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24570More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the potential impact of the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions on the social care sector.
Answer: A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on indi...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Parental Leave and Parental PayDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what consideration his Department has made in the Parental Leave and Pay Review of kinship carers.
Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of leave entitlement for kinship carers.
Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung People: Extracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 901167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to provide young people with more enriching activities outside of school.
Answer: This Government is committed to providing young people more things to do outside school. Working with local authorities, charities and others, we aim to halve the gap in participation between disadvantaged young people and their peers. We are deploying £1...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Policy paper: “Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods”, published on 11 November 2025, w
Answer: The Government is increasing investment in alternative methods through delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. The strategy was supported by £75 million of funding to accelerate the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods,...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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