Jonathan Brash MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Music and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Music and Dance Scheme on (a) trends in the level of regional economic growth and (b) contributing to the Creative Industries Sector Plan.
Answer: The Music and Dance Scheme (MDS) have providers in every region of England and is open to young people across the UK. It supports the Creative Industries Sector Plan commitment to increase access to quality specialist creative education provision across E...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMusic and Dance SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the costs and benefits of the Music and Dance Scheme.
Answer: The Music and Dance Scheme (MDS) have providers in every region of England and is open to young people across the UK. It supports the Creative Industries Sector Plan commitment to increase access to quality specialist creative education provision across E...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: HartlepoolDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of clean energy industries on the economy of Hartlepool.
Answer: Clean energy is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver economic security for workers in every part of the country. Our Clean Energy Jobs Plan showed how by 2030 we could create over 400k good new clean energy jobs across the country, including up t...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has considered sites in the Northeast of England for the location of the six new munitions factories.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) committed to build at least six new energetics and munitions factories in the UK. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently developing a plan to deliver this commitment alongside our wider Defence Industrial Strategy, d...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Children’s Commissioners survey on school phone policies, published on 10 April 2025; what assessment he has made of the potential merits (a) of the recommendation
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role of parents in supporting children’s online safety, and work on media literacy, including helping families build healthy digital habits, is an ongoing priority. DSIT has funded a range of media literacy projects, in...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Schools Inspectorate: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department provides funding to (a) the independent schools inspectorate and (b) cover the cost of inspections undertaken by the inspectorate.
Answer: The department does not provide funding to the Independent Schools Inspectorate, and does not cover the cost of inspections undertaken by the inspectorate.
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) tennis and (b) padel will have access to Government funding for (i) new and (ii) upgraded grassroots sport facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the nation following the Spending Review.W...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Waste: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) other (i) aseptic and (ii) chilled liquid cartons are included in the core set of recyclable waste streams required to be collected from all househo
Answer: Yes, aseptic and refrigerated cartons made of a fibre-based composite are included within the plastic recyclable waste stream, required to be collected from all households in England by 31 March 2026.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: HartlepoolDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of PIP recipients are in employment in Hartlepool.
Answer: At the end of March 2024, 14% of PIP recipients in Hartlepool were in employment. Notes: - HMRC data is used to determine whether a claimant was in employment. HMRC data covers up to the end of the tax year 2023/24, therefore March 2024 has been provided ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that British suppliers are used for major energy infrastructure projects.
Answer: We have always been clear; our country’s clean energy future must be built in Britain. That’s why we launched the Clean Industry Bonus for offshore wind. The first round was hugely successful – more than doubling the budget for developers to invest in UK ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps with the youth homelessness sector to add a youth-specific section to the Homelessness Code of Guidance as part of the cross-government homelessness strate
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 20895 on 19 December 2024.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGCE A-level: ExportsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the potential value to the economy of the export of Advanced Level (A-level) qualifications overseas.
Answer: The department does not hold information on the value of exporting A level qualifications overseas.Ofqual publishes a range of information about exported qualifications. The latest information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annu...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: HartlepoolDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 902777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rail services in Hartlepool.
Answer: As well as allocating significant investment to reopen Hartlepool platform 3 in June 2024, we are working with train operators to make the best use of the available infrastructure and to improve reliability to deliver the services passengers need.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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