Munira Wilson MP: written questions
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Carbon Emissions: Aviation and ShippingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will amend the Climate Change Act 2008 to include International Aviation and Shipping in UK carbon budgets.
Answer: The sixth carbon budget will include the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping (IAS) emissions for the first time, in line with the previous administration’s announcement in April 2021. The sixth carbon budget has already been set at 965 MtCO2...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLandlords: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33081More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes in mortgage interest tax relief on private landlords since the inception of those measures in April 2017.
Answer: The previous government phased in a set of reforms to restrict finance cost relief to the equivalent of the basic rate of income tax. Before these reforms, it was available at a landlord’s marginal rate. As a result, all individual landlords now receive t...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEpilepsyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into the causes of epilepsy.
Answer: The Department funds research into epilepsy via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR committed £31.5 million of funding to 28 epilepsy research projects in the five years from April 2019 to March 2024. Additionally, over th...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Greater LondonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dental practices stopped accepting NHS patients in (a) Twickenham and (b) London in each year since 2019.
Answer: We do not hold data on the number of practices that have stopped accepting National Health Service patients. NHS dentists are required to keep their NHS.UK website profiles up to date so that patients can find a dentist more easily. This includes informat...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: StaffDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the total number of special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) in all schools.
Answer: There were 20,346 special educational needs co-ordinators employed by state-funded schools in England in November 2023, which is the latest data available.Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical pu...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBasic SkillsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of the AQA report entitled Towards new assessments for Numeracy, Literacy and Digital Fluency, published in O
Answer: The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.The review will be driven by evidence as it seeks to deliver an excellent foundation in the core subjects of read...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27485 on Parking: Private Sector, if she will restrict access to DVLA records by private parking companies that consistently
Answer: The law permits the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to release the contact details of the registered keeper of a vehicle where the requester can demonstrate “reasonable cause” for requesting that information, and where a parking operator is a m...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February to Question 27485, tabled on 29 January 2025 on Parking: Private Sector, if she will issue revised guidance on the operation and management o
Answer: The Government is aware of the concerns about the poor practice and behaviour of some parking operators and is determined to drive up standards.The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containin...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a regulatory and competition authority for private carpark operators.
Answer: The Government is aware of the concerns about the poor practice and behaviour of some parking operators and is determined to drive up standards. We are exploring ways to give motorists the best protection and support and continue to engage with both consu...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to each integrated care board in England to provide for child and adolescent mental services for the next financial year.
Answer: It is for individual local commissioners to allocate funding to children and young people’s mental health services to meet the needs of their local populations and this information is not collected centrally. Integrated care boards are expected to continu...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordParental PayTreasuryTabled 7 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29915More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of (a) Statutory Maternity Pay, (b) Statutory Paternity Pay, (c) Statutory Adoption Pay and (d) Statutory Shared Parental Pay in the (i) 2019-20 (ii) 2020-21 (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 20
Answer: Data for the number of people in receipt of Statutory Maternity pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, and Statutory Shared Parental Pay is provided in the table below. 2019-202020-212021-222022-23Statutory Maternity Pay647,800627,200636,00...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: VacanciesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher vacancies were recorded by secondary schools in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022, (e) 2023 and (f) 2024.
Answer: Recruiting and retaining more teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child, as the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outc...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: VacanciesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher vacancies were recorded by primary schools in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022, (e) 2023 and (f) 2024.
Answer: Recruiting and retaining more teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child, as the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outc...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which teacher recruitment and retention schemes that have received notice that funding will be (a) reduced and (b) ended since 30 October 2024.
Answer: The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcome is high quality teaching. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the potential impact of the covid pandemic on levels of teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention between 2020 and 2024.
Answer: Information on the school workforce is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication which is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.The pandemic period affe...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary school music teachers left the teaching profession in the period between (a) 2010 and 2015, (b) 2015 and 2020 and (c) 2020 and 2024.
Answer: Recruiting and retaining more teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child, as the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outc...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: MusicDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school music teachers left the teaching profession in the period between (a) 2010 and 2015, (b) 2015 and 2020 and (c) 2020 and 2024.
Answer: Recruiting and retaining more teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child, as the in-school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outc...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the retention of teachers when they become parents.
Answer: The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcome is high quality teaching. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TwickenhamDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve teacher (a) recruitment and (b) retention in Twickenham constituency.
Answer: The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcome is high quality teaching. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to implement a staff retention strategy in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer: The within school factor that makes the biggest difference to a young person’s educational outcome is high quality teaching. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is therefore critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers ...
Answered 17 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of Education Support's report entitled Teacher Wellbeing Index 2024, published in November 2024.
Answer: Education Support’s Teacher Wellbeing Index provides an insight into the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff working in the UK.Ensuring our education workforce are supported is critical to retaining teachers our children need and t...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: ConstructionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has met with the Licence UK Construction Task Force set up by the Federation of Master Builders.
Answer: The Government regularly reviews how standards of consumer protection within the construction sector could be improved. This includes discussions with industry stakeholders, such as the Federation of Master Builders, and with Members of Parliament on a li...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring builders to (a) have relevant qualifications and (b) demonstrate a certain competence level to undertake specific work.
Answer: The Building Safety Act requires that all those undertaking work in the built environment must be competent and have the right skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours.The Government is working with the construction industry to support the development...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Building AlterationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an ombudsman for home owner property extensions.
Answer: The Government continues to consider ways in which consumers can be supported in accessing redress and regularly reviews how standards of consumer protection within the construction sector could be improved.The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers A...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Federation of Master Builders report entitled Licence to build: A pathway to licensing UK construction, published on 2
Answer: The Government regularly reviews how standards of consumer protection within the construction sector could be improved. This includes discussions with industry stakeholders, such as the Federation of Master Builders, and with Members of Parliament on a li...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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