Josh Babarinde MP: written questions
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Property Management Companies: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the government is taking to cap service and estate management charges paid by residents.
Answer: The government has no plans to cap service charges or estate management charges given this would prevent necessary funds being raised for legitimate purposes.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: EastbourneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79157More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department will provide to support the delivery of (a) art therapy, (b) animal therapy, (c) talking therapies, (d) group therapies and (e) other community-based preventative mental
Answer: The NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board is responsible for funding decisions relating to the provision of mental health care for people in the Eastbourne area. Nationally, funding to expand evidence-based NHS Talking Therapies services has been prioritised, ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAbandoned VehiclesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in dealing with abandoned vehicles.
Answer: Councils have a duty to remove abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads (including private roads). Guidance to help councils comply with this duty is available here: Abandoned vehicles: local authority responsibilities - GOV.UK Councils can ...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: East SussexDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average wait time is from initial assessment to an Education, Health, and Care Plan document being produced in East Sussex.
Answer: Information on the number and percentage of education, health and care (EHC) plans issued within the statutory 20 week deadline, with and without statutory exceptions to that deadline applying, can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.servi...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page one of the First Report of the Public Accounts Committee of Session 2024-25, Support for children and young people with special educational needs, HC 353, what steps her Department is tak
Answer: The department is providing total high needs funding in England of over £12 billion in the 2025/26 financial year for children and young people with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Of that total high needs funding, East Sussex C...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve recruitment and retention of SEND teachers.
Answer: High quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which is why the department is committed to recruiting an additional 6,500 new ex...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Public Advocate: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget is for the Office of the Standing Advocate in financial years (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.
Answer: It is important that the Office of the Independent Public Advocate is adequately equipped to deliver its vital function of supporting victims of future major incidents and preparing for these incidents.The budget for the Independent Public Advocate for 20...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens are serving prison sentences abroad.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is providing consular assistance to over 1,700 British nationals detained overseas. This includes those who are held in police custody, immigration detention, pre-trial detention (sometimes called 'r...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict and GenocideAttorney GeneralTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72218More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to ensure that policy-makers are aware of international law pertaining to war and genocide.
Answer: The Law Officers’ Convention applies to advice which may or may not have been given by, or requested of, the Law Officers, and it applies to your question. It can be found at paragraph 21.27 of Erskine May:“By long-standing convention, observed by success...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder WorkersMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle the intersectional stigma of place-based ageing.
Answer: I recognise that people can face challenges as they age, and so I welcome the University of Stirling Research on the Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing and look forward to seeing it's report in due course.This research is exploring how interventi...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to allocate funding to the Lobular Moonshot Project.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering cancer research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care, with research delivered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Tech...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBoats: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the document entitled Maritime & Coastguard Agency Safety Code for Small Commercial Motor Vessels under MG280, updated on 22 January 2025.
Answer: There have not been any updates or amendments made to either the ‘Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Commercial Motor Vessels’ (the ‘Yellow Code’), or Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 280(M) ‘Small Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure, Workboat...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the supply of Pancreatin for people struggling to acquire their required quantity and dosage.
Answer: The Department is currently managing a supply issue with the pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) Creon, which is used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers, including pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine cancer. ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide guidance to schools on when the roll out free breakfast clubs will take place in Eastbourne.
Answer: Free breakfast clubs were made available in up to 750 early adopter schools from April 2025, as part of a test and learn phase in advance of a national rollout. Further details on the national rollout, including guidance for schools, will be available in ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: South EastDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure pupils are able to access high quality meals in schools in (a) Eastbourne and (b) the South East.
Answer: To ensure quality and nutrition in meals for the future, the department is acting quickly with experts across the sector to revise the school food standards, so every school is supported with the latest nutrition guidance. School governors and trustees ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: South EastMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans in (a) Eastbourne and (b) the South East.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, no matter which community they are based in. Across the country, including in Eastbourne and across the South East, a wide range of support is available for Armed F...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: TrainingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve levels of digital literacy in the South East.
Answer: The Government published its Digital Inclusion Action Plan, which outlines the first five actions we are taking over the next year to boost digital inclusion in every corner of the UK.These will be targeted at local initiatives for boosting digital skills...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: EastbourneDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help grow the tourism industry in Eastbourne.
Answer: The Government is implementing the most significant overhaul of regional destination management in a generation, creating a portfolio of nationally supported, strategic and high-performing Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) in partnership with Vis...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArtsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support music and arts programmes in (a) Eastbourne and (b) England.
Answer: For 2023 - 2026 our arms-length-body Arts Council England is investing around £444 million per annum into their National Portfolio Organisations across England. This includes nearly £550k of annual funding to the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne, which attrac...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: EastbourneDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support grassroots sports clubs in Eastbourne.
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 UK over the next four years. This fund...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: EastbourneDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support libraries in Eastbourne.
Answer: Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources. The Public Libraries and Museums Ac...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce the number of empty retail units and (b) help regenerate high streets in (i) Eastbourne and (ii) other towns.
Answer: This government is taking several steps to reduce empty retail units and regenerate high streets in Eastbourne and other towns across the country. Eastbourne will benefit from up to £20 million over 10 years through the £1.5 billion Plan for Neighbourhood...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticeship Levy: EastbourneDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employers in Eastbourne accessed apprenticeship levy funds in the last financial year.
Answer: 120 employers in Eastbourne accessed funding for apprenticeships in the 2024/25 financial year to support new apprenticeship starts or those continuing their apprenticeships from previous years. This figure includes levy-paying employers as well as non-le...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: East SussexDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the uptake of apprenticeships in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will provide greater flexibility to employers and learners across the country, including in Eastbourne and East Sussex, and support the industrial strategy...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: South EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle health inequalities in (a) Eastbourne and (b) the South East.
Answer: The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, one where people can live longer, healthier lives regardless of where they are born or their financial circumstances. Tackling health inequalities requires a whole-Government effort. The newly publ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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