Natasha Irons MP: written questions
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Written questions
Domestic Abuse: Information SharingHome OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of information-sharing frameworks in enabling victims of domestic abuse to be notified if their abuser enters the United Kingdom; and whether steps will b
Answer: Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this government. This is why we have made it our mission to halve levels of VAWG in a decade, using every lever available to us. Information sharing can help to safeguard victims or potential v...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2026AnsweredUIN 683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128336, what is the total a) amount and b) proportion of funding that is allocated to support additional needs for school pupils up to the age of 16, in
Answer: In the 2026/27 financial year, 11% (£5.6 billion) of the schools national funding formula (NFF) has been allocated through deprivation factors, and 18.1% (£9.2 billion) has been allocated for additional needs overall. The total amount of funding allocated...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils in year 10 were eligible for free school meals by constituency in 2024-25.
Answer: The number of pupils eligible for free school meals is published annually in the Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics accredited official statistics here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-cha...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted a comparative analysis of the per-pupil funding allocated to disadvantaged students in (a) Key Stage 4 and (b) 16 to 19 education; and what assessment she has made of the po
Answer: The national funding formula (NFF) for school pupils up to age 16 reflects additional needs of pupils, including economic disadvantage, low prior attainment, English as an additional language and pupil mobility. In the 2026/27 academic year, £5.6 billion ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Age AssuranceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what comparative assessment her Department has made of (a) service-by-service age verification and (b) device, app store, or operating system level age assurance, in terms of consistenc
Answer: Ofcom considers age assurance to be highly effective when it meets particular criteria for technical accuracy, robustness, reliability and fairness, and has set out guidance on which methods meet that criteria. Ofcom will publish reports on age assurance ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to incorporate Ofcom’s findings on the role of app stores in protecting children from harmful content into the Government’s consultation on children’s use o
Answer: The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: ChildrenDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the (a) timetable and (b) resourcing for its work on the role of app stores in children’s access to harmful content.
Answer: The Department engages regularly with Ofcom on implementation of the Online Safety Act, including Ofcom’s statutory report on the use of app stores by children due to be published in January 2027. The Government has ensured Ofcom is sufficiently resourced...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the provision of Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This Government is dedicated to improving the lives of young people; that is why we launched the National Youth Strategy and the Young Futures Hubs programme - to ensure they have safe spaces to go and meaningful things to do. Our eight early adopter area...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of local councils in exercising their statutory enforcement powers to protect local waterways from pollution; and whether her D
Answer: Local authorities do hold limited enforcement responsibilities, primarily through Environmental Health functions, for example, under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 in relation to certain industrial processes, and powers ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what data his Department holds on the average time taken to complete cladding remediation works on residential buildings of approximately 20 to 25 storeys; what evidence underpin
Answer: The Department’s data collection is focussed on height thresholds as this is the current determinant of programme eligibility. We expect buildings of 20 to 25 storeys to make up a very small proportion of those requiring remediation. Based on the reported...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 907771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on tackling knife crime.
Answer: We have set an ambitious but essential target: to halve knife crime over this decade. We are already seeing results. Knife crime is falling.Since the start of this Parliament, knife crime has fallen by 8% and knife homicides are down by 27%.We have banned...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Housing BenefitDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the amount of the Housing Benefit subsidy for temporary accommodation cases being less than Local Housing Allowance rates on the quality of tempora
Answer: DWP pays local authorities a Housing Benefit subsidy for Temporary Accommodation cases. There are restrictions on the amount paid, including a subsidy cap which is the lowest of £500 per week in certain areas of London or £375 elsewhere, 90% of 2011 LHA r...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness and Supported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) homeless services and (b) supported housing providers with their finances.
Answer: The government has increased funding for homelessness services by £233 million in 2025/26 to a total of £1 billion to prevent rises in the number of households in temporary accommodation and to help prevent rough sleeping. This includes £185.6 million thr...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSupported HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the supply of supported housing meets future demand.
Answer: At the Spending Review, we announced £39 billion for a new Social and Affordable Homes Programme over 10 years from 2026-27 to 2035-36. The programme will not set numerical targets for particular types of homes other than Social Rent. However, it is desig...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2025 to Question 61354 on Personal Independence Payment, if she will set out the methodology used to estimate the number of claimants who would be subject to the benefi
Answer: As I made clear in my statement to the House, Hansard, 1 July, col 219, any changes to PIP eligibility will come after a comprehensive review of the benefit, which I am leading, and which will be co-produced with disabled people, the organisations that re...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of her Department's proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria on the number of people subject to the benefits cap (a) nationally and (b) in Croy
Answer: We estimate that in 2029/30, for those affected by the proposed changes to the PIP eligibility criteria, 1,200 claimants will be also subject to the benefit cap. This estimate assumes that people potentially subject to the benefit cap are no more, and no ...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Age Assessment BoardHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of independence of the National Age Assessment Board.
Answer: The introduction of the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB) in March 2023, a decision-making body comprising of social workers who can conduct Merton age assessments on behalf of local authorities, offers significant improvements to our processes for ass...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Free School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that two-year-olds in Government-funded childcare places receive free school meals in (a) private and (b) school nurseries.
Answer: Under current programmes, 2.1 million disadvantaged pupils are registered to receive benefits-based free school meals (FSM). This includes pupils attending a local authority maintained, academy or free school nursery who are entitled to FSM, as long as th...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Children and Young PeopleDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools provide (a) children and (b) young people with information on support available for victims of domestic abuse.
Answer: ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE), our statutory safeguarding guidance for schools and colleges, is clear that all staff should be aware of and provide support to children and young people who might be victims of domestic abuse. KCSIE provides ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the cost to the public purse of (a) increasing funding for early interventions and (b) conducting late-stage interventions in children’s social care.
Answer: This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reductions in early intervention funding on levels of demand for (a) child protection services and (b) care placements.
Answer: This government recognises that early intervention improves outcomes and reduces overall public spending.In the 2023/24 financial year, local authorities’ gross expenditure on children and young people's services was £14.8 billion, a 12% increase in cash ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Age AssuranceHome OfficeTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024; and how many and wha
Answer: The number of age assessments undertaken by the National Age Assessment Board that were subject to a legal challenge was 22 in total (1 in 2023 and 21 in 2024).20 of the 22 age assessments decisions were successfully defended (91%).
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help protect patients who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Answer: The Mental Health Bill, which has now passed from the House of Lords to the House of Commons, will give patients greater choice, autonomy, enhanced rights, and support, and will ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect throughout treatment...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: CroydonMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how Operation VALOUR will support (a) veterans in Croydon East constituency and (b) the creation of a new veterans hub in Croydon.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer the Minister for Veterans and People gave on 12 May to Questions 50185, 50186, 50187, 50189, 50190, and 50191 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge), and Question 50424 to the hon. Member for Spelthorne (...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBowling: Loneliness and Public HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of funding grassroots bowls on (a) tackling loneliness and (b) public health.
Answer: We are committed to providing support for grassroots clubs who provide access and opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity. Bowls has a unique and important role to play in tackling loneliness through supporting people to have the socia...
Answered 7 May 2025
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