Manuela Perteghella MP: written questions
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Written questions
Arts: ApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of apprenticeships in the creative sector.
Answer: The government is reforming the apprenticeships offer into a growth and skills offer, which will provide greater flexibility to employers and learners across England. This will create routes into skilled jobs in growing industries, such as the creative in...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing targeted support to universities at risk of closing their music departments.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting higher education arts courses. We recognise the vital role these institutions play in nurturing talent and contributing to the UK's cultural and economic landscape.For the 2024/25 academic year, the department has...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase recruitment of music teachers.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the most important in-school factor in determining a child’s educational outcomes. Recruiting and retaining additional numbers of qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ArtsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to deliver a Music and Arts Pupil Premium to schools.
Answer: Schools are expected to fund the delivery of music and arts teaching from their core budget. The government has committed to putting education back at the forefront of national life, with a further £3.2 billion going into schools’ budgets, with £1 billion...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which of the recommendations from the 2019 Online Harms White Paper his Department has implemented.
Answer: The Online Harms White Paper set out a vision for a new regulatory framework for online services to tackle online harm, which would be overseen by an independent regulator with a suite of enforcement powers.The Online Safety Act realises this vision. On 1...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: CooperativesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential role of (a) co-operatives and (b) co-operation in his Department's approach to international development.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution cooperatives have made in serving local communities around the world. Cooperatives are a tried-and-tested model in international development, that can enable citizens and producers to access services or...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Child Maintenance Service does not allow economic abuse through missed payments by the paying parent.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) takes the issue of domestic and economic abuse extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring that victims of abuse get the help and support they need. The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) possess robust enforcement po...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of false complaints to social services by parents paying child maintenance on the well-being of receiving parents and their children.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service is committed to ensuring that it delivers a safe service that is sensitive to the needs of all the parents that use its service. We recognise that some parents may face difficult circumstances, particularly at a time of sepa...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve enforcement against paying parents who repeatedly miss Child Maintenance Service payments.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring separated parents support their children financially, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not. The CMS has a range of strong enforcement powers that can be used against those w...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Law: CohabitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the non-recognition of unmarried partnerships in family law on economic abuse.
Answer: The financial difficulties which cohabitants can face when their cohabiting relationships come to an end is a matter of concern. The Government committed in its manifesto to strengthening the rights and protections for women in cohabiting couples within i...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAssets: CohabitationMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce legal protections for cohabiting couples to ensure equitable distribution of assets on separation.
Answer: The financial difficulties which cohabitants can face when their cohabiting relationships come to an end is a matter of concern. The Government committed in its manifesto to strengthening the rights and protections for women in cohabiting couples within i...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to prevent children from being exposed to (a) violent and (b) sexual content online.
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, all in-scope services need to tackle illegal content and criminal behaviour, including illegal violent and sexual offences. These duties are in force now.From Summer, in-scope user-to-user services likely to be accessed by chi...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: AccessDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology if he will ensure that (a) digital access is classified as a basic utility and (b) suppliers connect broadband in a timely manner.
Answer: The Government recognises that access to the internet is essential for participation in society. There is no single definition of a utility; gas, water, electricity and telecoms are regulated differently. Unlike other sectors, the UK telecoms market is co...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of Personal Independence Payment assessments in ensuring support for people in need.
Answer: It is important that all people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are able to access our services and that they do not face obstacles in applying and communicating with the Department and its providers. In the Green Paper Pathways to Work: Refo...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: ReformDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that disabled people receive support following reforms to PIP.
Answer: There will be no immediate changes. Our intention is that the new eligibility requirement in Personal Independence Payment in which people must score a minimum of four points in one daily living activity to be eligible for the daily living component, will...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to provide additional support for young people with lifelong conditions following reforms to the Universal Credit health top-up.
Answer: The Pathways to Work Green Paper is an important staging post on a journey of reform. It sets out our vision, strategy and proposals for change. Before any decisions are made, we are consulting on the design options for a work, health and skills support p...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: ScreeningDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what lessons her Department has learned from international best practice on implementing early dyslexia screening.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia and other neurodiverse conditions. As part of this, the department is considering evid...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of late dyslexia diagnosis on children's (a) confidence, (b) literacy skills and (c) long-term educational outcomes.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia and other neurodiverse conditions. As part of this, the department is considering evid...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Travel Documents: Fees and ChargesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to introduce (a) exemptions and (b) reduced fees for emergency travel documents for individuals in financial hardship.
Answer: We have consistently advised British people travelling overseas to make sure they have appropriate travel insurance, which will often cover the cost of services like an Emergency Travel Document (ETD). In exceptional circumstances, the Foreign, Commonweal...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Travel Documents: Fees and ChargesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a breakdown of the costs that contribute to the £570 fee for an emergency travel document.
Answer: The fee for an Emergency Travel Document is £100. The costs break down as follows: 69% on staffing for our Emergency Travel Document Centres, 27% on the online application system and other digital services, and 4% on consumable items.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Travel Documents: Fees and ChargesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the £570 fee for an emergency travel document.
Answer: The current cost for an Emergency Travel Document is £100 as published on gov.uk and in all consular public waiting rooms.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Access for All programme.
Answer: Since April 2024, 21 Access for All projects have been entered into public service, with a further 7 projects due to complete by the end of March. This will be the most stations completed in a single year since the programme began in 2006.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: TumoursDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that the National Cancer Plan includes a strategy for (a) research and (b) improved treatment for brain tumours in children.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan will have patients at its heart and will cover the entirety of the cancer pathway, from referral and diagnosis to treatment and ongoing care. It will seek to improve every aspect of cancer care to improve the experience and outcom...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Travel Documents: Fees and ChargesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39700More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce (a) exemptions and (b) reduced fees for emergency travel documents for people in financial hardship.
Answer: We do not plan to introduce exemptions or reduce the fees for Emergency Travel Documents. In exceptional circumstances, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office may be able to provide an emergency loan to help British nationals return to the UK,...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Travel DocumentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what costs contribute to the fee for an emergency travel document.
Answer: The following costs contribute to the fee for an Emergency Travel Document: staff costs, consumables, couriering and digital services.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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