Natasha Irons MP: written questions
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Written questions
Personal 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
Original Parliament recordBowlingDepartment 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
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