Natasha Irons MP: written questions
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Written questions
BowlingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support she provides to grassroots bowls clubs.
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
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for (a) decision-making and (b) funding allocation for embedded youth work in A&Es to support young victims of (i) violence and (ii) exploitation.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission. Prevention and early intervention to stop young people being drawn into crime is an integral part of that mission. That’s why the Government’s manifesto comm...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of youth services on (a) preventing exclusions, (b) increasing school attendance and (c) educational attainment.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to live safe and healthy lives, and the positive impact youth services can have on young people, including in educational settings. That is why we are co-producing a new National Youth Stra...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Hubs: CroydonDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Croydon council will receive for family hubs in this financial year.
Answer: In 2024/25, Croydon Council were allocated £1.619 million for the delivery of Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.In 2025/26, the department and the Department of Health and Social Care will provide a £126 million boost to give every child the best s...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the use of short-term accommodation for homeless families.
Answer: Homelessness levels are far too high. This can have a devastating impact on those affected.We must address this and deliver long term solutions. The Deputy Prime Minister is leading cross-government work to deliver the long-term solutions we need to get u...
Answered 31 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordClass SizesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial viability of (a) single and (b) two-form entry schools in (i) urban areas and (ii) Croydon East constituency.
Answer: The department has allocated £242 million in growth and falling rolls funding to local authorities through the 2024/25 dedicated schools grant (DSG). Local authorities’ allocations of growth and falling rolls funding for 2025/26 was confirmed in December ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: Croydon EastMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, What proportion of the (a) Children’s Social Care Prevention Grant and (b) Children and Families Grant will be allocated to Croydon East constituency.
Answer: The government will bring forward its proposals for the Local Government Finance Settlement 2025-26 in the usual way towards the end of the calendar year. This will set out provisional allocations for local authorities and invite views via a formal consul...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Windrush GenerationHome OfficeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 17040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush commissioner will consider the reimbursement of legal costs for the victims of the Windrush scandal.
Answer: We are establishing a Windrush Commissioner to act as an independent advocate for all those affected. This role will oversee the implementation of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review and act as a trusted voice for communities, driving improvements and pro...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how will funding for local youth transformation pilots be distributed to local authorities; and what funding can Croydon Council expect to receive.
Answer: On 12 November, the DCMS Secretary of State announced the launch of the Local Youth Transformation pilot in 2025/26 to start building back local authorities’ lost capability in the youth space, sowing the seeds for a much-needed rejuvenation of local yout...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: CroydonDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional SEND funding will be allocated to Croydon.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision (AP) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The departmen...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to youth services.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people. The Secretary of State recently announced our plans to create a new National Youth Strategy, designed to put the...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour in (a) Croydon East constituency and (b) other constituencies.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities and we will crack down on those causi...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the police have adequate resources to tackle knife crime in (a) Croydon East constituency and (b) other constituencies.
Answer: The Prime Minister and the Home Secretary are personally committed to halving knife crime over the next decade. It is a key part of the Government’s mission to take back our streets.This Government is committed to ensuring that the police have the resourc...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment SchemesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the policies to be set out in the Get Britain Working white paper on the number of people who will be supported back into work in each region.
Answer: The Government is publishing a Get Britain Working White Paper setting out reforms to employment support to help tackle the elevated level of economic inactivity, support people into good work, and create an inclusive labour market in which everybody can ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of (a) children and (b) young people that are waiting for mental health support.
Answer: It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across bo...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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