Nadia Whittome MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Schools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21708More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the increase to employers' National Insurance contributions will be covered in full for schools.

  Answer: The government has agreed that public sector employers will receive compensation in recognition of the increase in their National Insurance contributions (NICs). That compensation will be additional to the £2.3 billion increase to the core schools budget ...

  Answered 10 Jan 2025

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• Teachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21707More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the (a) impact of the proposed pay rise for teachers on school budgets and (b) potential merits of providing additional funding to cover such a pay rise.

  Answer: On 10 December 2024, the department published its written evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body, to inform their recommendations for school teachers’ pay in the next academic year. This included a proposed pay award of 2.8% for teachers for the 202...

  Answered 13 Jan 2025

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• Royal MailDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21706More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the sale of Royal Mail on its (a) workforce and (b) customers.

  Answer: The Government has ensured that the potential takeover of Royal Mail has been properly scrutinised and that appropriate guarantees have been put in place to protect the interests of the workforce, customers and the country. These guarantees include the bi...

  Answered 8 Jan 2025

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• General Practitioners: Nottingham EastDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21705More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the availability of GP appointments in Nottingham East constituency.

  Answer: We are committed to improving capacity and access to local services across the country, including in Nottingham East. That is why we have already begun recruiting 1,000 newly qualified general practitioners (GPs) through an £82 million boost to the Additi...

  Answered 8 Jan 2025

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• Supply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21704More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of supporting the expansion of (a) local authority supply pools and (b) not-for-profit supply provision on (i) supply teachers and (ii) schools.

  Answer: Supply teachers perform a valuable role and the department is grateful for their important contribution to schools across the country. Schools and local authorities are responsible for the recruitment of their supply teachers. Local authority supply pools...

  Answered 16 Jan 2025

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