Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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Driving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of driving tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps Britain moving, safely and sustainably by:Regulating the driver training industry and conducting theory and practical driving tests on goods vehicles, motorcycles and cars.Testing heavy goods vehicles a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards AgencyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the DVSA.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps Britain moving, safely and sustainably by:Regulating the driver training industry and conducting theory and practical driving tests on goods vehicles, motorcycles and cars.Testing heavy goods vehicles a...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has produced an impact assessment for the recently announced changes to grants available under the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Answer: The new criteria for the adoption and special guardianship support fund will enable as many children and families as possible to access the available funding. The department always assesses the impact of changes on vulnerable children. This includes revie...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Ofsted on (a) SEN information reports and (b) changes to the inspection framework for (i) schools and (ii) colleges.
Answer: Ministers and departmental officials have regular discussions with Ofsted on a wide range of matters, including special educational needs and the proposed reforms to the inspection of schools and colleges.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of combining SEND policy and SEN information reports.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of SEN information reports for parents and guardians who (a) have and (b) do not have SEND.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InformationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the readability of school SEN Information Reports.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance she has issued to support schools on writing accessible SEN information reports.
Answer: The ‘Special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice’, paragraph 6.81, states that schools should ensure that information reports are easily accessible by young people and parents, and are set out in clear, straightforward language. They ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvanced Research and Invention Agency: GeoengineeringDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency on geoengineering proposals that aim to block sunlight.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with ARIA on a range of matters. As set out in ARIA’s Framework Agreement, ARIA has unique operational freedoms, including over its research and project choice and its procedures. This independence allows ARI...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticides: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) banning and (b) reducing the use of pesticides in public spaces on (i) the natural environment and (ii) wildlife.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of managing public spaces sustainably and its first priority is to ensure that pesticides do not harm human or animal health or pose unacceptable risks to the environment. A pesticide may only be placed on the mark...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAirports: National Policy StatementsDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for publishing a new Airports National Policy Statement.
Answer: The government supports airport expansion and has invited proposals for a third runway at Heathrow. It expects any proposals to be brought forward by the summer and is clear that any scheme must be delivered in line with the UK’s legal, climate and enviro...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAviationDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Aviation Futures Forum has met.
Answer: The Department for Transport launched the new Aviation Futures Forum, uniting ministers and industry leaders to deliver the government's missions and strengthen the sector. The forum has met once since its launch on 19 March 2025.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWeed Control: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support research into natural defences against unwanted vegetation in public places.
Answer: One of the actions Defra introduced in the recently launched UK Pesticides National Action Plan (NAP) is to gather more data on pest, weed and disease management in the amateur and amenity sectors. This will allow for a better understanding of pesticide u...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMidland Bank: PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on compensating people affected by the clawback feature of the Midland Bank pension scheme.
Answer: Integrated pensions are intended to provide people who retire before their State Pension age with a similar pension income before and after their State Pension comes into payment. A member’s scheme pension is calculated so that the scheme pays a higher pe...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to Answer Question 43980 on Schools: Concrete, tabled on 3 April 2025.
Answer: A response to Question 43980 was published on 23 April and can be found here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-03/43980.
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Electronic CigarettesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24357 on Prisons: Fires, how many ignition-free safer vape pens have been introduced in each prison.
Answer: The Safer Vape Pen Initiative is designed to prevent use of these pens as an ignition source. In addition, the safer pen incorporates features that limit its scope to be used as a delivery mechanism for illicit substances. Pathfinder trials, involving 1,1...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Premises Fire Safety InspectorateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to next publish an updated version of the Crown Premises Fire Safety Inspectorate enforcement register, published on 26 April 2023.
Answer: The Crown Premises’ Fire Safety Inspectorate’s enforcement register will be updated again by 31st May 2025
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLong Covid: TwickenhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people impacted by long covid in Twickenham constituency.
Answer: Commissioning, service provision and staffing of long COVID services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards.General practitioners (GPs) continue to act as the primary point of contact to ensure patients receive the appropriate advice and ca...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: CoronavirusTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45867More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support self-employed people who were excluded from financial support during the pandemic.
Answer: Decisions on eligibility for Covid-19 financial support were taken by the previous government. The previous Government decided to provide support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) based o...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the UK Repair and Reuse Declaration.
Answer: The Government is committed to transitioning to a circular economy and has convened a Circular Economy Taskforce to help develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England with a series of roadmaps detailing the interventions that the Government and others w...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAdoption and Special Guardianship Support FundDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department has provided through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund in each years since 2015; and how many individual children have accessed support through the Fund in each
Answer: The information requested is available in the following table:Financial yearNumbers of individual children who have accessed support through the Fund Overall funding (£ million)2015/162876192016/17571223.932017/188797292018/1911531372019/2011823422020/211...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ConcreteDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2024 to Question 16368 on Schools: Buildings, how many and what proportion of the schools with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete had it permanently removed by 3 April 2
Answer: Where the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been confirmed, the government is funding the removal of RAAC from schools and colleges in England. The department has committed to resolving this problem as quickly as possible, perm...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43922More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many claimants were awarded compensation by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority by 31 March 2025.
Answer: The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) publishes updated figures every month.As of 14 March, IBCA had invited 255 people to start their compensation claim, and 214 of those had started the claim process. 63 offers of compensation had been made, ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question 15145 on Teachers: Workplace Pensions, what recent progress she has made on reducing the backlog of people waiting for cash equivalent transfer value detai
Answer: The scheme administrator has made significant progress to reduce the backlog of cash equivalent transfer value (CETV) figures that had built up whilst the necessary guidance was developed following the transitional protection legislation taking effect. CE...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordParental PayTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 February 2025 to Question 29915 on Parental Pay, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory
Answer: Counts of employees receiving Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay in 2023-24 have been published in response to an earlier Parliamentary Question. They can be found at the following l...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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