Linsey Farnsworth MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Equitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29848More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many payments were made through the Equitable Life Payment Scheme to residents of Amber Valley constituency.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHygieneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department and the UK Health Security Agency have made of the potential merits of promoting targeted hygiene in workplaces and public spaces as a means of reducing the spread of
Answer: The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognise that effective infection prevention and control measures play an important role in reducing the transmission of infectious diseases in workplaces, public spaces, and other community settin...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHygieneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the World Health Organization and UNICEF's 2025 Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings; and whether he plans
Answer: The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognise that effective infection prevention and control measures play an important role in reducing the transmission of infectious diseases in workplaces, public spaces, and other community settin...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the need for formal guidance for employers and workplace operators on workplace cleanliness and hygiene standards to help prevent the spread o
Answer: Employers have duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to assess and control risks to workers and others arising from their activities. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) already provides guidance on infections and biological hazards a...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Sick LeaveDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the total number of school days lost by teaching staff due to the incidence of infectious disease in (a) primary (b) secondary schools in England in the school years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and the proporti
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.The department collects absence data for teachers and teaching assistants employed directly by state-funded schools via the school workforce census. This includes absences due to sickness but does not includ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: Sick LeaveDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the total number of school days lost by pupils due to the incidence of infectious disease in (a) primary (b) secondary schools in England in the school years 2024/25 and 2025/26 and what proportion of a
Answer: The department does not collect data on absence due specifically to infectious disease.The closest available measure is absence due to illness. In 2024/25, illness accounted for 2.83% of all possible sessions in state-funded primary schools and 3.61% in s...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
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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.
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| Department for Education | 2 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 1 |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 2 |
| Treasury | 1 |
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