Josh Dean MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Pupil ExclusionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofsted or another regulatory body will be mandated to track the destination outcomes of children placed in school inclusion bases.
Answer: Inclusion bases will have specialisms, providing tailored and expert teaching and support for specific groups of children. We know there are lots of great examples of mainstream schools delivering specialist provision through inclusion bases, enabling chi...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that the proposed school inclusion bases are designed as integrated, short-term bridges back to mainstream education rather than pathways toward permanent exclusion.
Answer: Inclusion bases will have specialisms, providing tailored and expert teaching and support for specific groups of children. We know there are lots of great examples of mainstream schools delivering specialist provision through inclusion bases, enabling chi...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage and incentivise mainstream schools to use data-driven assessment tools to identify children’s hidden social, emotional, and mental health needs before they escal
Answer: The department is supporting mainstream schools to take a more evidence‑based approach to early identification of need, including social, emotional and mental health needs.We are developing National Inclusion Standards, backed by up to £15 million, which ...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the new initial teacher training and early career framework includes content related to (a) identifying children’s social and emotional developmental needs and (b) suppor
Answer: The Initial Teacher Training (ITT) and Early Career Framework covers the first three years or more of a teacher’s career. It sets out a minimum entitlement to training for all new teachers and, following a review, now contains significantly more content r...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support individuals over 50 back into employment.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 17 March 2026 to question: UIN 119633.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Older PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support people over the age of 50 out of work to return to work.
Answer: Work helps everyone play active and fulfilling roles in society while building financial security for retirement, and we recognise the wealth of skills and experience that older workers bring both to the workplace and the economy. The Department is commit...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce new duties on councils to deliver youth services.
Answer: As set out in the National Youth Strategy, we will explore reviewing the current local authorities’ statutory duty for youth services and how to empower local authorities to better deliver on their responsibilities for youth services.DCMS recognises the i...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to increase revenue funding for youth services.
Answer: ‘Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy’ is a 10 year plan to ensure every young person across the country has somewhere to go, someone who cares for them and a community they feel part of.The strategy is supported by more than £500 million in fundin...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung People: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she had with Cabinet colleagues on the implementation of the National Youth Strategy.
Answer: On 10th December 2025, we published ‘Youth Matters’, the first cross-government Strategy for young people in England in 15 years. Backed by £500m of DCMS funding over the next 3 years, the Strategy will ensure every young person has somewhere to go, someo...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: TurkeyHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed retrospective changes to settlement requirements for European Communities Association Agreement visa holders on levels of migration
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was subject to a 12 week public consultation, which closed on 12 February 2026.The consultation sought views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for those already ...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: TurkeyHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the economic contribution to the UK of (a) holders of European Communities Association Agreement Turkish Businessperson visas and (b) their busi
Answer: The earned settlement model, proposed in ’A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was subject to a 12 week public consultation, which closed on 12 February 2026.The consultation sought views on whether there should be transitional arrangements for those already ...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
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