Munira Wilson MP: written questions 2025
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Detention and Training Orders: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of children under 18 that have received detention and training orders have had an identified SEND issue since 2023.
Answer: From 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, 429 children (under 18) were admitted into the Children and Young People Secure Estate under a detention and training order. Of these, 44% (where information is known) were identified as having special educational ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of practitioners in the (a) early years and (b) childcare sectors that have received training on SEND identification.
Answer: The department knows that children’s early years are crucial to their development, health and life chances. We recognise the importance of the early identification of needs to ensure the right support is put in place as early as possible to ensure childre...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22681 on Broadcasting, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the protection of children online of including podcasts in t
Answer: Ofcom, the independent regulator, is responsible for drafting and maintaining the Broadcasting Code, which outlines standards for television and radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom. The Government has no plans to make an assessment of the potential i...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: Inheritance Tax and Living WageTreasuryTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27610More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department plans to take to support family owned small and medium sized enterprises with changes in the level of (a) the National Living Wage and (b) Business Property Relief.
Answer: At Autumn Budget, the Government took a number of difficult but necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to restore economic stability, fix the public finances, and support public services. These were tough decisions given the situation we inheri...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) scale up and (b) roll out the DISCOVER workshop programme led by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
Answer: The Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, was a large school-based study of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention led by the South London and Maudsley NHS Founda...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of results of the Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial, published in June 2024, by the National Instit
Answer: The Brief Educational Workshops in Secondary Schools Trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, was a large school-based study of a cognitive behavioural therapy-based intervention led by the South London and Maudsley NHS Founda...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many families are eligible for the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund; and how many of these have accessed the fund since 7 February 2024.
Answer: Local authorities, Adoption England and Regional Adoption Agencies promote the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) to families throughout their adoption journey as a source of support should they need it.In December 2023, the department...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to increase (a) awareness and (b) uptake of the Adoption and Special Guardian Support Fund for eligible families.
Answer: Local authorities, Adoption England and Regional Adoption Agencies promote the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) to families throughout their adoption journey as a source of support should they need it.In December 2023, the department...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he plans to provide for child and adolescent mental health services in the next financial year.
Answer: Priorities and spending for the next financial year will be set out in the NHS Operational Planning Guidance for 2025/26, which is due to be published shortly. It will then be for integrated care boards, in line with the national guidance, to make their o...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will commission a survey of the mental health of children and young people in 2025.
Answer: Although there are no plans at present to commission further follow up waves to the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People in England survey, the Department recognises its importance. We will publish any such plans in due course.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils and Students: SuicideDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a suicide prevention strategy aimed at (a) school and (b) university students.
Answer: The government is committed to reducing the numbers of lives lost to suicide, including through prevention in educational institutions.The Department of Health and Social Care published a Prevention Strategy for England on 11 September 2023 with over 130 ...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21873 on Teachers: Pay, when she plans to publish the allocation of the £300 million revenue funding for Further Education in the 2025/26 financial year.
Answer: The Autumn Budget 2024 provided an additional £300 million revenue funding for further education (FE) for the 2025/26 financial year to ensure young people are developing the skills this country needs.On 15 January the department notified education instit...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: FiresMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison cell fires there were in 2024, broken down by institution.
Answer: The overwhelming majority of the cell fires were considered ‘minor’ and quickly dealt with by staff, and medical assessment is provided for anyone who may have been exposed to smoke or heat. Where it is found that a fire is the result of arson, or of reck...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: FraudDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing (a) licencing for builders and (b) affordable recourse for people impacted by rogue builders.
Answer: This Government is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, which delivers safe work and has consumer protection at the heart of this. Any licencing scheme would need to be robust, proportionate and evidence based.T...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling and Motorcycles: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring cyclists and motorcyclists to wear high visibility attire after dark.
Answer: The safety of vulnerable road users is a priority for the Government. Cyclists and motorcyclists should make every effort to ensure that they can be clearly seen by other road users, both for their own safety and for that of others. Rule 59 of The Highway...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Institute of the Motor Industry's survey entitled EV TechSafe Technician Forecasts - Jan 2024.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) to ensure mechanics across the UK are equipped with the skills needed to safely repair electric vehicles (EVs). Currently over 58,000 technicians, 24% of the workforce, ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the use of hydrometallurgical separation in the recycling of electric vehicle batteries to help facilitate the recovery of lithium.
Answer: The Government seeks to encourage sustainable critical mineral production and pro-cessing. As electric vehicle batteries reach the end of their economic life, there will be an opportunity and necessity to repair, repurpose, reuse, and recycle them. The ch...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will include podcasts in the broadcasting code.
Answer: The Government has no plans to widen the scope of the Broadcasting Code to include all online podcasts.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to reduce the timeframe for the authorisation of new electric vehicle battery recycling facilities.
Answer: Environmental permits enable Government missions on economic growth, green innovation and net zero. To protect the environment and the public, all environmental permits require appropriate assessment to prevent harm. All environmental permitting is subjec...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: Environment ProtectionTreasuryTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22679More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will update the Green Book to allow for the valuation of the reduced carbon footprint of UK produced materials as opposed to imported ones.
Answer: The Green Book has supplementary guidance on the valuation of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. This is found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65aadd020ff90c000f955f17/valuation-of-energy-use-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions-for-app...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBatteries: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of recycling lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Answer: The UK currently has an emerging capacity to recycle lithium-ion batteries, with most EV batteries being dismantled and shipped to Europe. Recyclus Group, based in Wolverhampton, is the country's first and only industrial-scale recycling facility. It is l...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: BatteriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Government Office for Science's research entitled What are the technical and policy barriers to increasing EV battery recycling capacity in the UK?, updated on 21 Novemb
Answer: The £610m Faraday Battery Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, supports mission-led academic research on battery recycling technologies through the Faraday Institution’s (FI’s) ReLiB project. ReLiB researchers at the University of Leicester have recently ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of children who would be eligible for free school meals had the income threshold for people on Universal Credit risen with inflation since 2018.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils who are eligible for free school meals are not claiming it.
Answer: The new government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity for every child.The government has inherited a trend of rising child poverty and widening attainment gaps between children eligible for free school meals (FSM) and their peers....
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what age ranges Young Futures hubs will work with.
Answer: The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from poor mental health and, in some cases, end up being drawn in...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
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