Natasha Irons MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Class 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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