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Kerry McCarthy MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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2 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • AdoptionDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19892More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of (a) the adequacy of the number of approvals for people to become adoptive parents and (b) whether further steps should be taken to encourage more potential adopters to come forwa

    Answer: The government’s aim is that all children for whom adoption is considered to be in their best interests should be placed with a family as soon as possible.While the number of adopter approvals (2,240) marginally increased in 2025/26 compared to the previo...

    Answered 4 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Holiday Activities and Food Programme: Children in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19891More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional cost to the public purse of expanding the automatic eligibility criteria for the Holiday Activities and Food programme to include all care-experienced children, incl

    Answer: The government recognises that care-experienced children, including children who are looked after, living in kinship care or adopted, can face additional challenges.The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, backed by over £600 million of funding fo...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 16Department for Environment, Foo…16Department of Health and Social Care: 3Department of Health and Social…3Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 1Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…1Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 4Ministry of Housing, Communitie…4Ministry of Justice: 4Ministry of Justice4Treasury: 3Treasury3
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Department for Education2
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs16
Department of Health and Social Care3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4
Ministry of Justice4
Treasury3

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