Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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Special Educational Needs: Detention and Training OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27891 on Detention and Training Orders: Children, how many and what proportion of the children identified as having SEND (a) had and (b) did not have (i) an E
Answer: Children’s special educational needs are assessed when entering custody, and are regularly reviewed.To obtain the information requested, it would be necessary to undertake a detailed review of individual records, which could not be done without incurring ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEkrem İmamoğluForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu.
Answer: As a close friend and ally of Turkey, the Government is closely monitoring the situation. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu is subject to an ongoing domestic Turkish legal process. The UK expects Turkey to uphold its international commitments and the rule of ...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVE Day: AnniversariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether Poland's President will be invited to the 80th VE celebrations.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is leading the Government’s contribution to the VE and VJ Day 80 and is working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to ensure appropriate representation at official events...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of court hearing records that were (a) lost and (b) not recorded in the last (i) 12 months and (ii) 5 years.
Answer: Data on information on audio recording failures is not collated or held centrally. Hearings across the Crown Court, Family Court, County Court, High Court, and Court of Appeal, as a matter of routine, are digitally audio recorded, among other things so as...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including misogyny and violence against women and girls in Relationships and Sex Education guidance.
Answer: The government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade. Education has a crucial role to play in tackling harmful behaviour and helping children and young people to develop empathy, boundaries and respect for differe...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRelationships and Sex EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish updated Relationships and Sex Education guidance.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Twickenham to the answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 28134.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: TestingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of testing water quality under the water framework directive annually instead of every three years.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) samples and analyses local water body information continuously throughout the year. Under the Water Framework Directive, the EA must publish the sample results at least every six years as a national classification inform River ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Learning DisabilityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39970More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees in the civil service have a learning disability.
Answer: No data is held centrally on the total number of Civil Service employees with learning disabilities.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Frontier Economics' report entitled Modelling the effects of closer UK-EU cooperation and of US tariffs, published on 10 Fe
Answer: We welcome the publication of the report and the contribution to the evidence base used to inform our trade policy. Our number one priority is growing the UK economy, and a positive trading relationship with both the US and with our European partners are ...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: InternetHome OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the sale of lethal substances promoted by online pro-suicide forums.
Answer: The Poisons Act 1972 sets out the legal obligations in relation to the sale, purchase, and use of these chemicals for suppliers, professional users, and members of the public.The Home Office work with retailers to raise awareness and emphasise their legal...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications: FraudHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of making the Telecommunications Fraud Sector Charter compulsory.
Answer: The Government is clear that all sectors and partners need to move further and faster to prevent fraud and protect UK citizens and businesses.The Telecommunications Charter is a testament to what can be achieved when industry and government work together ...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEquitable Life Assurance Society: CompensationTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37315More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 21417 on Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing full financial redress in cases w
Answer: In 2010 the government allocated up to £1.5 billon, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders and this decision was in line with the Ombudsman’s report. More detail on the history of the action taken on this issue can be found at: https://www.gov.uk...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Rebuilding Programme: AsbestosDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) nurseries, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) 16-18 colleges identified as containing asbestos and listed on the Schools Rebuilding Programme (i) were scheduled to be and (ii) were
Answer: The government has committed £1.4 billion to continue the current School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) in 2025/26, reconfirming our commitment to rebuild or refurbish 518 schools and sixth-form colleges across England, prioritising delivery based on need.Asb...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Rebuilding Programme: ConcreteDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) nurseries, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) 16-18 colleges identified as containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and listed on the Schools Rebuilding Programme (i) were
Answer: The department is committed to improving the condition of the school and college estate through the department’s annual funding for the School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) and by fixing the problem of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). The gover...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Rebuilding ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) nurseries, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) 16-18 colleges listed on the Schools Rebuilding Programme (i) were scheduled to be and (ii) were (A) complete and (B) in progress by 1
Answer: The government has committed £1.4 billion to continue the current School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) in 2025/26, reconfirming our commitment to rebuild or refurbish 518 schools and sixth form colleges across England, prioritising delivery based on need. We...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: ClosuresDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary state-funded schools, (b) secondary state-funded schools, (c) sixth-form colleges, (d) 16-18 state-funded vocational colleges and (e) state-funded nursery schools closed in the last 12 mont
Answer: Information on closures of state-funded schools, sixth form colleges, vocational colleges and nursery schools is available on the Get Information about Schools (GIAS) website, which can be found here: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Se...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) three and (b) four year olds were recorded as eligible for the additional 15 hours of free childcare in the academic year 2024-25; and how many were unable to take up those hours due to shortage of
Answer: Information on 15 hours free childcare entitlements is published in the education provision: children under 5 years of age statistical publication. The publication is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/educ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many two year olds were recorded as eligible for 15 hours of free childcare in the academic year 2024-25; and how many were unable to take up those hours due to shortage of nursery places.
Answer: Information on 15 hours free childcare entitlements is published in the education provision: children under 5 years of age statistical publication. The publication is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/educ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNow TeachDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of renewing her Department's contract with Now Teach, in the context of meeting teacher recruitment targets.
Answer: Career changers make a valuable contribution to the teaching profession and the department remains committed to recruiting and supporting them into initial teacher training, including as part of our efforts to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teache...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNow TeachDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidential basis she does not plan to renew her Department's contract with Now Teach, in the context of meeting teacher recruitment targets.
Answer: Career changers make a valuable contribution to the teaching profession and the department remains committed to recruiting and supporting them into initial teacher training, including as part of our efforts to recruit an additional 6,500 new expert teache...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of career changers on meeting her target of recruiting 6,500 new teachers.
Answer: The factor in schools and colleges that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcomes is high-quality teaching. Ensuring a high-quality teaching workforce is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is measuring its progress on recruiting 6,500 new teachers; and whether this measurement will account for teachers that leave the profession over the remainder of the Parliament.
Answer: The factor in schools and colleges that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcomes is high-quality teaching. Ensuring a high-quality teaching workforce is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress she has made on recruiting 6,500 new teachers.
Answer: The factor in schools and colleges that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcomes is high-quality teaching. Ensuring a high-quality teaching workforce is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the pilot scheme to provide support for jurors on the most traumatic cases will be (a) continued and (b) widened to include more courts.
Answer: The pilot to test the need for enhanced support will conclude at the end of March and the results will be evaluated to help assess long term support needs for jurors. Those suffering distress as a result of their service are provided with guidance advisin...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, when she will lay regulations on ‘relevant accommodation’ provisions for children deprived of their liberty.
Answer: Children who need to be deprived of their liberty for their own safety are some of the most vulnerable in our society and we must do all that we can to keep them safe and help them to achieve and thrive. Better models of care are needed to ensure that the...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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