Lee Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Graduates: EmploymentDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to ensure that universities provide transparent data on graduate employment outcomes to help students make informed decisions about higher education pathways.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHigher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to expand high-quality alternatives to traditional university routes.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSTEM Subjects: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve teacher recruitment in STEM subjects.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with (a) teachers and (b) head teachers on mental health support for students.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for children and young people and the department engages regularly with education sector bodies and school leaders. We are expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to provide access to s...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of mental health support in schools.
Answer: This government is committed to improving mental health support for children and young people and the department engages regularly with education sector bodies and school leaders. We are expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to provide access to s...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the number of extracurricular activities offered to pupils at state schools.
Answer: The department has published a new enrichment framework with clear benchmarks against which schools and colleges can evaluate their own offer and improve provision. Ambassadors have been appointed as experts within their areas, using their expertise to he...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation: AshfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of anticipated future trends in educational attainment at (a) primary and (b) secondary level in the Ashfield constituency.
Answer: Attainment data for both key stage 2 and key stage 4 is published at parliamentary constituency, local authority, regional and national level.‘Every child achieving and thriving’ sets the department’s our plan to deliver improved outcomes for all children...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve educational outcomes for children in deindustrialised areas.
Answer: ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ establishes the department’s plan to deliver improved outcomes for all children, regardless of their background or where they live. Our ambition is for all children to achieve higher standards and for the disadvantage ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure SEND students in mainstream schools receive adequate additional support in their subjects.
Answer: The department is delivering a new, world-leading school curriculum that raises standards for all children and embeds inclusion for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or need addition...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that secondary schools offer a wide range of creative subjects for pupils at GCSE.
Answer: The government has committed to revitalising arts in schools, and in particular widening access to arts subjects. This is supported by wide-ranging measures, including revising the national curriculum and qualifications, setting clearer expectations on sc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: AshfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made about the potential relationship between free school meals and educational attainment in Ashfield constituency.
Answer: The department does not routinely assess the relationship between free school meals (FSM) and educational attainment at individual constituency level. However, pupils in Ashfield who are eligible for FSM benefit from the same national programmes and suppo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysical EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) primary and (b) secondary school students do enough physical activity per week.
Answer: In November 2025, the government responded to the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, in which we accepted the recommendations made on PE. As part of this, we will revisit the aims of compulsory PE across all key stages and make clear the purpos...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons receive the required teaching on water safety.
Answer: The PE national curriculum makes specific reference to swimming and water safety, stating that all primary pupils must learn to swim competently and confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe se...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate the Government has made of the number of children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons.
Answer: The PE national curriculum makes specific reference to swimming and water safety, stating that all primary pupils must learn to swim competently and confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe se...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education: ContractsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support private external companies that provide general curriculum PE lessons to schools.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Ashfield to the answer of 14 August 2026 to Question 14416.
Answered 17 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysical Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools with the costs of providing high quality PE.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Ashfield to the answer of 21 August to Question 11573.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordKinship CareDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support available to children in kinship care.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 now requires local authorities to publish a Kinship Local Offer, setting out available support and consulting relevant stakeholders before publicationIn February 2026, the department launched seven Kinship Zon...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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